Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of sepsis cases and their matched controls selected from a cohort of patients with hypertension.
| Variables | Cases (n = 64,070) | Controls (n = 64,070) |
| Age, year (SD) | 71.89 (11.25) | 71.91 (11.27) |
| Period, years (SD) | 3.81 (2.49) | 3.81 (2.49) |
| Male Gender, n (%) | 34,683 (54.13) | 34,683 (54.13) |
| Charlson Score (SD) | 2.39 (1.97) | 1.42 (1.63) |
| Baseline Comorbidities, n (%) | ||
| Myocardial infarction | 2026 (3.16) | 1,487 (2.32) |
| Congestive heart failure | 11,079 (17.29) | 6,037 (9.42) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 1,559 (2.43) | 1,094 (1.71) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 13,156 (20.53) | 8,467 (13.22) |
| Dementia | 6,533 (10.20) | 3,604 (5.63) |
| Rheumatologic disease | 928 (1.45) | 743 (1.16) |
| Peptic ulcer disease | 13,571 (21.18) | 10,116 (15.79) |
| Hemiplegia or paraplegia | 1,278 (1.99) | 633 (0.99) |
| Renal disease | 10,209 (15.93) | 4,828 (7.54) |
| Moderate or severe liver disease | 4,363 (6.81) | 3,069 (4.79) |
| Tumor | 6,745 (10.53) | 4,392 (6.86) |
| Diabetes | 23,057 (35.99) | 16,455 (25.68) |