Characteristics of the 319 patients of the study according to the level of experience of the Emergency Physicians
| Patients characteristics | No (%) or mean±SD | Emergency Physicians ≤10 years of experience n=227 | Emergency Physicians >10 years of experience n=92 | P value |
| Total (n=319) | ||||
| General characteristics | ||||
| Age | ||||
| Mean age (years) | 64.7±20.0 | 64.5±19.9 | 65.1±20.4 | 0.82 |
| ≥65 years | 177 (55.5) | 125 (55.1) | 52 (56.5) | 0.81 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 164 (51.4) | 118 (52.0) | 46 (50.0) | 0.80 |
| Male | 155 (48.6) | 109 (48.0) | 46 (50.0) | |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Chronic respiratory disease | 89 (27.9) | 64 (28.2) | 25 (27.2) | 0.28 |
| Community-acquired pneumonia characteristics at inclusion | ||||
| Previous antibiotic treatment | 111 (34.8) | 79 (34.8) | 32 (34.8) | 1.00 |
Results are expressed as number (%) or mean±SD.
SD, standard deviation.