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Demographic characteristics of patients in the intensive care unit (N = 7790)
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 4473 (57.4) |
| Female | 3317 (42.6) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 6399 (82.1) |
| Black | 1077 (13.8) |
| Hispanic | 57 (0.7) |
| Asian | 49 (0.6) |
| American Indian | 14 (0.2) |
| Native Hawaiian | 2 (0.03) |
| Other | 82 (1.1) |
| Unknown | 110 (1.4) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 57.7 (15.95) |
| Days in intensive care unit, mean (SD) | 10 (9.97) |
