Variable | Overall, n=798 | Criteria Met, n=546 | Criteria Not Met, n=252 |
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Age, years, mean ± SD | 58.70 ± 16.82 | 59.20 ± 16.28 | 57.62 ± 17.91 |
Sex | |||
Male | 421 (52.8) | 298 (54.6) | 123 (48.8) |
Female | 377 (47.2) | 248 (45.4) | 129 (51.2) |
Race | |||
Black | 333 (42.1) | 212 (39.2) | 121 (48.4) |
White | 434 (54.9) | 311 (57.5) | 123 (49.2) |
American Indian/Alaskan Native | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) |
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Asian | 5 (0.6) | 4 (0.7) | 1 (0.4) |
Asian Indian | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.4) |
Other | 14 (1.8) | 10 (1.8) | 4 (1.6) |
Missing (not included in the percentage calculations) | 7 (–) | 5 (–) | 2 (–) |
Ethnicity | |||
Hispanic/Latinx | 16 (2.1) | 11 (2.1) | 5 (2.0) |
Other Hispanic/Latinx | 3 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.8) |
Not Hispanic/Latinx | 760 (97.6) | 522 (97.8) | 238 (97.1) |
Missing (not included in the percentage calculations) | 19 (–) | 12 (–) | 7 (–) |
Arrival method | |||
Private vehicle | 349 (43.7) | 230 (42.1) | 119 (47.2) |
Ambulance | 438 (54.9) | 308 (56.4) | 130 (51.6) |
Other (med flight, ambulatory) | 11 (1.4) | 8 (1.5) | 3 (1.2) |
Emergency department disposition | |||
Admitted or sent to operating room | 763 (95.6) | 526 (96.3) | 237 (94.0) |
Transferred | 17 (2.1) | 7 (1.3) | 10 (4.0) |
Died | 9 (1.1) | 7 (1.3) | 2 (0.8) |
Discharged | 7 (0.9) | 6 (1.1) | 1 (0.4) |
Left against medical advice after 3 hours | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.8) |
Insurance | |||
None | 33 (4.1) | 22 (4.0) | 11 (4.4) |
Medicaid | 202 (25.3) | 131 (24.0) | 71 (28.2) |
Medicare | 437 (54.8) | 298 (54.6) | 139 (55.2) |
Commercial | 126 (15.8) | 95 (17.4) | 31 (12.3) |
Presence of a psychiatric diagnosis | |||
No diagnosis on file during encounter | 432 (54.1) | 289 (52.9) | 143 (56.7) |
Diagnosis on file during encounter | 366 (45.9) | 257 (47.1) | 109 (43.3) |
Sepsis category | |||
Severe sepsis | 597 (74.8) | 390 (71.4) | 207 (82.1) |
Septic shock | 201 (25.2) | 156 (28.6) | 45 (17.9) |
Note: Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.