Table 3.

Mortality by group and covariates among ED-patients with a discharge ICD-code consistent with sepsis. OR for in-hospital mortality by group and covariates among 577 ED-patients at Södersjukhuset with a discharge ICD-code consistent with sepsis

Variable	Category	Crude		Univariable, unadjusted		Multivariable, adjusted
						Adjusted for all factors		Adjusted for all factors and interaction between group and sex
		n	% dead	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI	OR	95 % CI
Group	Sepsis + DGC = group 1	61	32.8	4.01	2.19–7.32	4.31	2.12–8.77	-
	Sepsis reference group = group 2	516	10.9	Ref		Ref
Sex	Women	239	14.6	1.24	0.77–2.02	1.16	0.65–2.07	-
	Men	338	12.1	Ref		Ref
Age	>75	274	18.6	3.33	1.68–6.58	5.70	2.26–14.35	6.04	2.37–15.41
	65–74	132	10.6	1.73	0.76–3.94	2.30	0.77–6.81	2.29	0.76–6.87
	<65	171	6.4	Ref		Ref		Ref
Prioritya	<15 min	314	16.2	1.85	1.11–3.07	2.32	1.18–4.56	2.48	1.24–4.96
	>15 min	263	9.5	Ref		Ref		Ref
Charlson comorbidity index	≥5	78	16.7	1.48	0.68–3.24	0.89	0.33–2.40	0.82	0.29–2.27
	3–4	119	16.8	1.50	0.75–3.01	1.16	0.51–2.65	1.18	0.51–2.71
	1–2	237	11.0	0.91	0.48–1.75	0.69	0.32–1.49	0.68	0.31–1.50
	0	143	11.9	Ref		Ref		Ref
Fulfilment of Robson b	no	123	17.1	1.36	0.77–2.41	1.71	0.88–3.32	1.76	0.89–3.48
	yes	320	13.1	Ref		Ref		Ref
Interactions group and sex	Group 1, man	39	41.0					5.23	2.18–12.52
	Group 1, woman	22	18.2					1.06	0.27–4.10
	Group 2, man	299	8.4					0.57	0.30–1.10
	Group 2, woman	217	14.3					Ref

ED Emergency Department, ICD International Classification of Diseases, OR Odds Ratio, DGC Decreased General Condition, CI Confidence Interval, Ref Reference, min minutes

^a< 15 min = Red/Orange, >15 min = Yellow/Green/Blue

^bA history suggestive of a new infection and fulfilment of two or more of the following criteria: temperature < 36 °C or > 38.3 °C, heart rate >90 beats/min, respiratory rate >20 breaths/min, acutely altered mental status, plasma glucose >6.6 mmol/ L (unless diabetic) is considered positive for sepsis. All necessary parameters are documented