Table 2 General and clinical characteristics of participants who visited with severe illness code at ED (N = 2034)
Characteristics | Categories | Group 1 (n = 837) | Group 2 (n = 1197) | χ2/ t | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) or M ± SD | n (%) or M ± SD | ||||
Age (year) | 60.17 ± 22.71 | 61.5 ± 20.76 | −0.67 | .501 | |
Gender | M | 449 (53.6) | 728 (60.8) | 10.40 | .001 |
F | 388 (46.4) | 469 (39.2) | |||
KTASa | Level 1 or 2 | 103 (12.3) | 268 (22.4) | 34.47 | <.001 |
Level 3 | 602 (71.9) | 778 (65.0) | |||
Level 4 or 5 | 132 (15.8) | 151 (12.6) | |||
Classification of severe illness code | Class 1 | 296 (35.4) | 309 (25.8) | 33.47 | <.001 |
Class 2 | 380 (45.4) | 697 (58.2) | |||
Class 3 | 161 (19.2) | 191 (16.0) | |||
Initial mental state | Alert | 765 (91.4) | 1054 (88.1) | 7.89 | .048 |
Response to verbal | 21 (2.5) | 43 (3.6) | |||
Response to pain | 32 (3.8) | 50 (4.2) | |||
Unresponsive | 19 (2.3) | 50 (4.2) | |||
Disease type | Medical | 788 (94.2) | 1119 (93.5) | 0.37 | .544 |
Trauma | 49 (5.9) | 78 (6.5) | |||
Transportation | 119/Ambulance | 282 (33.7) | 474 (39.6) | 10.09 | .007 |
Automobile/walking | 555 (66.3) | 723 (60.4) | |||
Admission ward | GW | 634 (75.8) | 796 (66.5) | 20.17 | <.001 |
ICU | 203 (24.3) | 401 (33.5) |