Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the patients regarding the presence of pleural effusion

Age (years)

70.05 (14.7)

73.1 (16.8)

NS

Gender, men (%)

58.8

57

NS

TC (mg/dl)

129.3 (28.0)

165.9 (37.4)

<0.001*

HDL (mg/dl)

29.88 (15.54)

44.6 (21.6)

0.007*

LDL (mg/dl)

74.5 (20.8)

95.8 (28.3)

0.004*

TG (mg/dl)

125.2 (64.4)

126.3 (72.5)

NS

Length of hospital stay (days)

13.2 (6.9)

9.6 (8.4)

NS

SBP (mmHg)

127.5 (41.4)

129.8 (22.7)

NS

Leukocyte cell count (×10³/μl)

17.79 (10.78)

13.72 (7.11)

0.051

CRP

25.7 (14.4)

15.5 (12.3)

0.005*

ESR (mm/h)

90.0 (35.6)

74.3 (31.8)

NS

Alb (mg/dl)

4.13 (0.26)

3.55 (0.42)

NS

Pleuritic pain

52.9 %

15.7 %

0.002*

Temperature >38 °C (%)

76.5 %

73 %

NS

Dyspnea (%)

82.4

62.9

NS

Cough (%)

64.7

76.4

NS

Tabaquism (%)

17.6

20.2

NS

Enolism (%)

35.3

14.8

0.054

Diabetes (%)

30.7

23.5

NS

Hypertension

41.2

41.4

NS

Dyslipidemia (%)

29

11.4

NS

OCPD (%)

41.2

47.2

NS

Congestive heart failure (%)

23.5

16.9

NS

Chronic renal disease (%)

17

9

NS

Statins (%)

11.8

19.3

NS

Corticoids (%)

70.6

68.5

NS