Table 3: Comparison between COPD without CAP and COPD with CAP as regard complications.
| Complications |
COPD without CAP Group
(No=100)
|
COPD with CAP Group
(No=90)
|
Chi square test |
| N |
% |
N |
% |
p value |
| ICU admission |
13 |
13.0% |
41 |
45.6% |
<0.001** |
Mechanical
ventilation |
3 |
3.0% |
14 |
15.9% |
0.002* |
AECOPD: acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CAP: community-acquired pneumonia; n: Number; ICU: intensive care unit ;*: p < 0.05: Significant (S); **: p < 0.01: Highly significant (HS).