Table 3.

Patient characteristics predicting dosing correctness, univariable comparison

ED dose given	Correct (n = 980)	Overdose (n = 318)	Under dose (n = 3143)	p
Age (y), mean(SD)	53.8 (19.9)	55.4 (19.8)	52.8 (17.2)	0.044
Weight (kg), mean (SD)*	61.6 (10.2)	48.8 (11.6)	93.9 (26.3)	<0.001
Serum creatinine (mg/dl), median (SD)	0.83 (1.99)	0.85 (1.96)	0.95 (1.99)	0.005
Caucasian race, n (%)	408 (41.6)	102 (32.1)	1405 (44.7)	<0.001
Male sex, n (%)	418 (42.7)	108 (34.0)	1822 (58.0)	<0.001
Vasopressors in ED, n (%)	106 (10.8)	45 (14.1)	279 (8.9)	0.008
SSTI**, n (%)	328 (33.5)	59 (18.6)	1468 (46.7)	<0.001
Pulmonary source, n (%)	337 (34.4)	134 (42.1)	752 (23.9)	<0.001
Intra abdominal source, n (%)	90 (9.2)	29 (9.1)	199 (6.3)	0.006
Urinary source, n (%)	156 (15.9)	68 (21.4)	424 (13.5)	0.012

^*Only significant predictor of dosing accuracy after multivariable comparison

^**Skin and soft tissue infection