Table 2 Baseline characteristics of sepsis patients without somatic comorbidity at ICU admission and controls.
From: Nationwide case–control study of risk factors and outcomes for community-acquired sepsis
Characteristics | Sepsis patients (n = 3111) | Controls (n = 15,544) |
|---|---|---|
Females, n (%) | 1390 (44.7) | 6950 (44.7) |
Age, y | ||
Mean (SD) | 61.5 (17.6) | 61.4 (17.6) |
Median (IQR) | 64 (50–75) | 64 (50–75) |
Range, min–max | 18–98 | 18–98 |
Level of education, n (%) | ||
≥ 9 years | 1150 (37.0) | 4459 (28.7) |
10–12 years | 1285 (41.3) | 6657 (42.8) |
> 12 years | 570 (18.3) | 4161 (26.8) |
Income, n (%) | ||
Low | 492 (15.8) | 1913 (12.3) |
Moderate | 2462 (79.1) | 12,484 (80.3) |
High | 132 (4.2) | 1081 (7.0) |
Psychiatric illness | 420 (13.5) | 896 (5.8) |
Substance abuse | 242 (7.8) | 270 (1.7) |
Mortality, n (%) | ||
30-day | 625 (20.3) | 28 (0.2) |
90-day | 728 (23.6) | 86 (0.6) |
1-year | 841 (27.3) | 362 (2.3) |
EMR, median (IQR) | 0.21 (0.09–0.4) | |
