Table 3.

Characteristics of Septic Patients Without and with Symptoms in the Mnemonic of “SEPSIS” (n = 437)

Characteristics	No “SEPSIS” Symptom(n = 65)	Presence of “SEPSIS” Symptoms(n = 372)	P
Age	71 (61–82)	67 (57–79)	0.17
Male	37 (56.9)	220 (59.1)	0.74
Underlying co-morbidities
Hypertension	20 (30.8)	129 (34.7)	0.54
Diabetes mellitus	11 (16.9)	99 (26.6)	0.09
Malignancy	17 (26.2)	78 (21.0)	0.35
Immunosuppression	16 (24.6)	31 (8.3)	<0.01
Chronic kidney disease	14 (21.5)	68 (18.3)	0.53
Coronary artery disease	19 (29.2)	49 (13.2)	<0.01
Stroke	3 (4.6)	35 (9.4)	0.20
Cirrhosis	4 (6.2)	23 (6.2)	0.99
Antibiotic time, min	12 (6.5–16.5)	12 (6.5–16.5)	0.52
SOFA score, median (IQR)	6 (4–9)	6 (4–9)	0.76
Sepsis	40 (61.5)	210 (56.5)	0.44
Septic shock	25 (38.5)	162 (43.5)	0.44
Type of infection
Pneumonia	12 (18.5)	206 (55.4)	<0.01
Intraabdominal infection	25 (38.5)	45 (12.1)	<0.01
Skin and soft tissue	2 (3.1)	24 (6.5)	0.29
Urinary tract	10 (15.4)	52 (14.0)	0.77
Primary bacteremia	5(7.7)	27(7.3)	0.90
Infective endocarditis	0	3 (0.8)	0.47
CNS infection	0	2 (0.5)	0.55
Tropical infection	0	10 (2.7)	0.18
Outcomes
In-hospital mortality	22 (33.8)	117 (31.5)	0.70
ICU length of stay, median (IQR), day	3 (1–7)	3 (1–7)	0.06
Ward length of stay, median (IQR), day	5 (1–11.5)	5 (1–11.5)	0.42

Note: Data are presented as number (%) unless otherwise specified.

Abbreviations: CNS, central nervous system; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment.