Table 1. Characteristics of Patients Across Hospitalizations.
| Characteristic | Hospitalizations, No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (n = 13 918) | No deterioration (n = 12 482) | Deterioration (n = 1436) | |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 60.3 (19.2) | 60.2 (19.4) | 61.2 (17.2) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 7636 (54.9) | 6989 (56.0) | 647 (45.1) |
| Male | 6282 (45.1) | 5493 (44.0) | 789 (54.9) |
| Race | |||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 247 (1.8) | 214 (1.7) | 33 (2.3) |
| Asian | 434 (3.1) | 391 (3.1) | 43 (3.0) |
| Black or African American | 1255 (9.0) | 1151 (9.2) | 104 (7.2) |
| Middle Eastern or North African | 11 (0.1) | 9 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 22 (0.2) | 20 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) |
| White | 11 345 (81.5) | 10 150 (81.3) | 1195 (83.2) |
| Chose not to answer | 568 (4.1) | 516 (4.1) | 52 (3.6) |
| Missing | 36 (0.3) | 31 (0.2) | 5 (0.3) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 255 (1.8) | 231 (1.9) | 24 (1.7) |
| Other ethnicitya | 12 392 (89.0) | 11 088 (88.8) | 1304 (90.8) |
| Chose not to answer | 1271 (9.1) | 1163 (9.3) | 108 (7.5) |
| Sepsis discharge diagnosis | 1508 (10.8) | 1152 (9.2) | 356 (24.8) |
| Length of stay, median (IQR), d | 3.1 (2.0-5.1) | 3.0 (1.9-4.8) | 5.3 (2.9-10.8) |
| Code status on admission | |||
| Full | 12 049 (86.6) | 10 821 (86.7) | 1228 (85.5) |
| DNRb | 1392 (10.0) | 1239 (9.9) | 153 (10.7) |
| Missing | 477 (3.4) | 422 (3.4) | 55 (3.8) |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Congestive heart failure | 3745 (26.9) | 3232 (25.9) | 513 (35.7) |
| Pulmonary circulation disorder | 2030 (14.6) | 1770 (14.2) | 260 (18.1) |
| Peripheral vascular disorder | 3935 (28.3) | 3443 (27.6) | 492 (34.3) |
| Neurological disorder | 5134 (36.9) | 4422 (35.4) | 712 (49.6) |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 5071 (36.4) | 4470 (35.8) | 601 (41.9) |
| Diabetes, uncomplicated | 4119 (29.6) | 3608 (28.9) | 511 (35.6) |
| Diabetes, complicated | 3647 (26.2) | 3173 (25.4) | 474 (33.0) |
| Peptic ulcer disease | 1211 (8.7) | 1078 (8.6) | 133 (9.3) |
| Solid tumor without metastasis | 3328 (23.9) | 2953 (23.7) | 375 (26.1) |
| Rheumatoid arthritis or collagen vascular disease | 1714 (12.3) | 1543 (12.4) | 171 (11.9) |
| Coagulopathy | 4028 (28.9) | 3464 (27.8) | 564 (39.3) |
| Fluid and electrolyte disorder | 8743 (62.8) | 7617 (61.0) | 1126 (78.4) |
Abbreviation: DNR, do not resuscitate.
a
Ethnicities included in the other ethnicity category are provided in eTable 1 in Supplement 1.
b
Includes DNR status, DNR and do not intubate status, and special code (do not perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation but intubation allowed) status.