Table 2.
Infection Types, Hospital Characteristics, and Outcomes Among 1479 First-Sepsis Hospitalizations, Stratified by Frailty Status.
| Variable | Frail (N = 509) | Non-Frail (N = 970) | P Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infection type—n (%) | |||
| Lung | 268 (52.7) | 449 (46.3) | .001 |
| Kidney | 97 (19.1) | 153 (15.8) | |
| Abdominal | 54 (10.6) | 169 (17.4) | |
| Skin | 25 (6.9) | 82 (8.5) | |
| Sepsis | 38 (7.5) | 62 (6.4) | |
| Other | 17 (3.3) | 55 (5.7) | |
| Hospital characteristics | |||
| SOFA Score—median (IQR) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (0–3) | <.001 |
| MEDS Score | 11 (8–14) | 9 (6–13) | .008 |
| ICU Admission—n (%) | 358 (76.3) | 688 (81.4) | .03 |
| Outcomes | |||
| Hospital death | 53 (10.4) | 80 (8.3) | .17 |
| 30-Day case fatality | 74 (14.5) | 98 (10.1) | .01 |
Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; MEDS, Mortality in Emergency Department Sepsis Score; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score.
a
Significance determined using chi-square Wilcoxon Rank-Sum or chi-square test.