Table 2.
Demographics and comorbidities according to Triage stage (unique patients)
| Green (n = 1741) | Yellow (n = 2094) | Orange (n = 1445) | Red (n = 22) | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median years (IQR) | 61 (44–76) | 61 (44–76) | 64 (50–77) | 72 (66–82) | <0.001 |
| Gender, male n (%) | 825 (47.4) | 1015 (48.5) | 747 (51.7) | 17 (77.3) | 0.004 |
| LOS, median days (IQR) | 1.0 (0–3) | 1.0 (0–4) | 1.0 (1–5) | 5.0 (1.75-8) | <0.001 |
| Ischemic heart disease n (%) | 109 (6.3) | 150 (7.2) | 223 (15.4) | 4 (18.2) | <0.001 |
| Heart failure, n (%) | 54 (3.1) | 102 (4.9) | 112 (7.8) | 5 (22.7) | <0.001 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 352 (20.2) | 420 (20.1) | 400 (27.7) | 7 (31.8) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 171 (9.8) | 189 (9.0) | 187 (12.9) | 5 (22.7) | <0.001 |
| COPD, n (%) | 96 (5.5) | 171 (8.2) | 131 (9.1) | 4 (18.2) | <0.001 |
| Kidney disease, n (%) | 56 (3.2) | 75 (3.6) | 49 (3.4) | 1 (4.5) | 0.925 |
| Liver disease, n (%) | 29 (1.7) | 31 (1.5) | 15 (1.0) | 2 (9.1) | 0.010 |
| Rheumatic disease, n (%) | 34 (2.0) | 47 (2.2) | 26 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.709 |
| Cancer, n (%) | 248 (14.2) | 292 (13.9) | 179 (12.4) | 2 (9.1) | 0.389 |
| Smoking, n (%): | <0.001 | ||||
| Former | 314 (18.0) | 456 (21.8) | 381 (26.4) | 5 (22.7) | |
| Current | 405 (23.3) | 488 (23.3) | 368 (25.5) | 8 (36.4) | |
| Alcohol abuse, n (%) | 143 (8.2) | 156 (7.4) | 109 (7.5) | 5 (22.7) | 0.052 |
| Social aspects, n (%): | |||||
| Living alone | 352 (20.2) | 396 (18.9) | 341 (23.6) | 3 (13.6) | 0.006 |
| Domestic help | 153 (8.8) | 160 (7.6) | 147 (10.2) | 2 (9.1) | 0.075 |
| Nursing home | 77 (4.4) | 107 (5.1) | 67 (4.6) | 1 (4.5) | 0.788 |
*P value indicates significant difference between the triage categories. Alcohol abuse was defined as ≥ 3 units of alcohol/day
LOS Lenght of stay, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Green/yellow/orange/red refers to triage acuity level in DEPT: non-urgent/urgent/emergent/resuscitation respectively, (Table 1 for detalis)