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. 2005 Jul-Sep;9(3):272–276.

Table 2.

Patient Characteristics With Increased Prevalence of Adverse Outcome and Mortality

Patient Characteristics Adverse Outcome (%) Mortality (%)
Major or catastrophic illness severity 71.5% (696/973) 0.6% (6/973)
Medicaid insurance 24.7% (94/381) 1.6% (6/381)
Male sex 23.9% (199/833) 1.2% (10/833)
Age > 50 years 23.2% (222/957) 0.6% (6/957)
Black race 18.2% (82/451) 1.3% (6/451)
Comorbid medical conditions 18.2% (608/3340) 0.5% (17/3340)