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Table 2 Patient characteristics

From: Adjusting EWS scores for altitude above sea level: is it necessary to predict sepsis mortality in the emergency room?

Variable

Survivors (%)

No Survivors (%)

OR

p

Total (n = 304)

245(80.6)

59(19.4)

  

Sex ( female)

99 (40.4)

30(50.8)

1.52 (0.85–2.71)

0.190

Age (median(IQ))

72 (58–80)

74(66–86)

 

0.015

Septic Shock

70(28.6)

35(59.3)

3.62(2.01–6.60)

 < 0.001

Glasgow score (median(IQ))

15(15–15)

15(14–15)

 

0.011

Heart rate(mean(sd))

101(23.5)

100(28.3)

 

0.770

Respiratory rate(median(IQ))

20(18–22)

22(18–26)

 

0.147

Oxygen saturation(median(IQ))

91(88–94)

91(84–94)

 

0.068

Systolic pressure(median(IQ))

107(92–123)

100(69–130)

 

0.036

Diastolic pressure(median(IQ))

65(56–75)

60(43–73)

 

0.059

Temperature(median(IQ))

37(36.5–38.1)

37(36.5–38)

 

0.804

qSOFA(median(IQ))

1-(0–1)

1(1–2)

 

 < 0.001

Lactate levels(median(IQ))

1.6(1–2.6)

2.5(1.7–5.1)

 

 < 0.001

Po2(median(IQ))

66.6(59–75)

66.2(58–83)

 

0.115

PaFi(median(IQ))

116(76–1549)

123(37–169)

 

0.544

Platelet count(median(IQ))

191(133–251)

183(117–281)

 

0.913

Bilirubin(median(IQ))

1(0.8–1.4)

1(0.7–1.8)

 

0.665

Mean art. pressure(median(IQ))

79.3(68.3–91)

75(52–89.6)

 

0.066

Creatinine(median(IQ))

1.2(0.8–1.6)

1.3(0.9–1.8)

 

0.086

SOFA score(median(IQ))

4(3–5)

5(3–8)

 

 < 0.001

NEWS (median (IQ))

7(4–9)

10(8–13)

 

 < 0.001

NEWSa (median (IQ))

5(3–8)

10(7–12)

 

 < 0.001

IEWS(mean(sd))

11(3.8)

16.9(4.0)

 

 < 0.001

IEWSa(mean(sd))

9.7(3.8)

15(4.1)

 

 < 0.001

NEWSaL(median(IQ))

7(5–10)

13(11–17)

 

 < 0.001

IEWSL(median(IQ))

13(10–16)

20(17–24)

 

 < 0.001

IEWSaL(median(IQ))

11.5(9–14.2)

18.9(16.1–22.6)

 

 < 0.001

Comorbidities

 Arterial hypertension

104(44.2)

29(49.1)

1.30(0.73–2.32)

0.432

 Diabetes mellitus

56(22.8)

16(27.1)

1.26(0.64–2.37)

0.602

 Renal insufficiency

16(6.5)

12(20.3)

3.64(1.57–8.23)

0.002

 Immunosuppression

49(20.0)

10(16.9)

0.82(0.36–1.69)

0.072

 COPD

18(7.3)

10(16.9)

2.57(1.07–5.87)

0.041

Sepsis origin (%)

 Pulmonary (27.3)

65(26.5)

18(30.5)

  

 Urinal (19.7)

55(22.4)

5(8.5)

 

0.498

 Biliary (7.5)

20(8.2)

3(5.1)

  

 Abdominal (6.9)

16(6.5)

5(8.5)

  

 Soft tissues (4.9)

11(4.5)

4(6.8)

  

 Gastroenteritis (4.2)

10(4.1)

3(5.1)

  
  1. NEWS the National Early Warning Score, NEWSa the National Early Warning Score adjusted for height above sea level, NEWSaL the National Early Warning Score adjusted for height above sea level plus the value of arterial lactate, IEWS the International Early Warning Score, IEWSa the International Early Warning Score adjusted for height above sea level, IEWSL the International Early Warning Score plus the value of arterial lactate, CPOD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Po2 arterial oxygen pressure, PaFi arterial oxygen pressure divided by fraction of inspired oxygen