Table 1:

Baseline characteristics for septic patients between 2011 and 2013 (n=177) in a Midwest health system.

Characteristics	Patient Count n=177		Characteristics	Patient Count n=177
	Mean (IQR)			Mean (IQR)
Age (years)	61 (51–71)		Temperature	98.4 (97.3–99.5)
Gender (Male)	102*		Heart rate	101.3 (87.4–200.4)
Race (Caucasian)	97*		Respiratory rate	20.6 (17.1–22.8)
Ethnicity (Latino)	11*		Cardiovascular	100*
Payer (Medicaid)	102*		Cerebrovascular	66*
White blood cell	15.8 (9.1–18.6))		Respiratory	69*
Lactate	2.8 (1.6–2.8)		Kidney	62*
Mean blood pressure	73.9 (40.7)

Note:

^*total count is reported for categorical data.