Table 1. The Demographic and Chronic Illness Characteristics of Hospitalizations With Pregnancy-Associated Severe Sepsis.
| Characteristic | n = 1,007 |
|---|---|
| Age (years, n (%)) | |
| < 20 | 160 (15.9) |
| 20 - 34 | 689 (68.4) |
| ≥ 35 | 158 (15.7) |
| Race, n (%) | |
| Hispanic | 429 (42.6) |
| White | 308 (30.6) |
| Black | 205 (20.4) |
| Other | 63 (6.3) |
| Missing | 2 (0.2) |
| Health insurance, n (%) | |
| Private | 324 (32.2) |
| Medicaid | 537 (53.3) |
| Uninsured | 94 (9.3) |
| Other | 50 (5.0) |
| Missing | 2 (0.2) |
| Poverty level ≥ 20%, n (%)a | 241 (25.7) |
| Chronic co-morbidities, n (%)b | |
| Any | 310 (30.8) |
| Myocardial infarction | 21 (2.1) |
| Congestive heart failure | 89 (8.8) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 9 (0.9) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 29 (2.9) |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 54 (5.4) |
| Connective tissue disease | 16 (1.6) |
| Peptic ulcer disease | 5 (0.5) |
| Chronic liver disease | 89 (8.8) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 39 (3.9) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 34 (3.4) |
| Malignancy | 6 (0.6) |
| HIV infectionc | 4 (0.4) |
| Deyo-Charlson score | |
| Mean (SD) | 0.51 (0.96) |
| Median (IQR) | 0 (0 - 1) |
| Other conditions, n (%)d | |
| Smoking | 30 (3.0) |
| Drug abuse | 52 (5.2) |
| Alcohol abuse | 2 (0.2) |
| Obesity | 46 (4.6) |
| Teaching hospitals | |
| Number (%) of hospitals | 35 (17.9) |
| Number (%) of hospitalizations | 310 (30.8) |
aDerived for hospitalizations with non-masked zip code (n = 939). bBased on conditions included in the Deyo-Charlson co-morbidity index. cHuman immunodeficiency virus. dCo-morbid conditions not included in the Deyo-Charlson index.