Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Patient Characteristics | No Outcome (n=102,383) |
Outcome (n=5,485) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years, median (IQR)* | 61.4 (43.9–77) | 71.3 (58–82.7) | p<0.001 |
| Male, n (%) | 40,717 (40) | 2,848 (52) | p<0.001 |
| Race, n (%) | p<0.001 | ||
| Black/African-American | 20,684 (21) | 1,116 (21) | |
| White | 60,729 (61) | 3,464 (65) | |
| Other/unknown | 18,509 (19) | 788 (15) | |
| Proportion of patients who met criteria at any time during ward segment | No Outcome (n=102,383) |
Outcome
(n=5,485) |
p-value |
| BTF, n (%) | |||
| Moderate risk (Yellow Zone) | 86,341 (84) | 5,162 (94) | p<0.001 |
| High risk (Red Zone) | 28,479 (28) | 3,771 (69) | p<0.001 |
| MEWS, n (%) | |||
| Moderate risk (≥2) | 75,125 (73) | 5,009 (91) | p<0.001 |
| High risk (≥4) | 14,960 (15) | 3,183 (58) | p<0.001 |
| NEWS, n (%) | |||
| Moderate risk (≥2) | 84,349 (82) | 5,171 (94) | p<0.001 |
| High risk (≥5) | 22,790 (22) | 3,627 (66) | p<0.001 |
| eCART, n (%) | |||
| Moderate risk (≥4) | 80,736 (79) | 5,398 (98) | p<0.001 |
| High risk (≥12) | 21,442 (21) | 3,908 (71) | p<0.001 |
*
n=43 patients excluded from the analysis due to missing age