Table 4.
Hospital presentation and course for first-sepsis events stratified by race
| Black | White | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 511) | (n = 1,015) | ||
| Infection type (%) | |||
| Lung | 235 (46.0) | 503 (49.5) | 0.04 |
| Kidney | 93 (18.2) | 167 (16.4) | |
| Abdominal | 66 (12.9) | 166 (16.3) | |
| Skin | 47 (9.2) | 76 (7.5) | |
| Sepsis | 42 (8.2) | 61 (6.0) | |
| Other | 28 (5.5) | 44 (4.3) | |
| Severe sepsis (%) | 393 (76.9) | 726 (71.5) | 0.02 |
| SOFA score** | 2 (1-4) | 2 (1-3) | 0.04 |
| MEDS score*** | 3 (3-6) | 3 (3-9) | 0.2 |
| Admission to ICU (%) | 63 (12.3) | 125 (12.3) | 1.0 |
| Hospital mortality (%) | 53 (10.4) | 87 (8.6) | 0.3 |
| Long-term mortality (%) | 162 (31.7) | 296 (29.2) | 0.3 |
*Estimated using either the Chi-square or Wilcoxon test. **Sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score, 28 hours, median (IQR). ***Mortality in Emergency Department sepsis (MEDS) score, median (IQR)