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Table 1 Demographic data of patients with sepsis admitted to the ED of Södersjukhuset in 2013

From: Presentation of the septic patient to the emergency department with respect to age and sex – a retrospective cross-sectional study

 

479 patients with sepsis admitted during 2013

Median (IQR)

 

Age, years

75 (61–85)

 

Age categories:

Number (%)

Women (%)

 - < 65 years

137/479 (28.6)

73/137 (53.3)

 - 65–74 years

102/479 (21.3)

35/102 (34.3)

 - ≥ 75 years

240/479 (50.1)

116/240 (48.3)

Sex:

Number (%)

Age median (IQR)

 - Women

224/479 (46.8)

76 (56–86)

 - Men

255/479 (53.2)

73 (64–84)

In-hospital mortality:

Number (%)

 

 - Total group

99/479 (20.7)

 

 - < 65 years

9/137 (6.6)

 

 - 65–74 years

15/102 (14.7)

 

 - ≥ 75 years

75/240 (31.3)

 

 - Women

52/224 (23.2)

 

 -Men

47/255 (18.4)

 
  1. Patient characteristics of the entire group of patients admitted to the ED of Södersjukhuset during 2013 and discharged with an ICD-10 code compatible with sepsis
  2. ED Emergency department, IQR Interquartile range