Table 1.

The median Waterlow scores at admission for patients who were alive or dead at 30 days

Patient subcategory	30-day survivors	N	30-day mortality	N	Total No. of patients	Mann-Whitney
	Median Waterlow score		Median Waterlow score			P value
Respiratory	13	106	16	30	136	<0.001
Stroke	15	66	19.5	12	78	<0.001
Cardiology	10	103	17	11	114	0.016
Non-respiratory infections	13	101	16	9	110	0.018
Trauma	14	39	20	4	43	0.044
Miscellaneous	10	107	12	13	120	0.067
Renal	13	28	19	7	35	0.143
Gastroenterology	10	59	14	5	64	0.352
Endocrine	15	20	17	3	23	0.590
Haematology/ Oncology	11	57	12	15	72	0.627
Neuro	12	39	–	–	39	No deaths
All groups	12	725	16	109	834	<0.001