Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics
| Overall (n=168) | CCI (n=56) | RAP (n=112) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male, n (%) | 96 (57.1) | 32 (57.1) | 64 (57.1) | 1 |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 60.1 (15.4) | 60.4 (14.4) | 59.9 (16) | 0.8902 |
| Age ≥ 65 years, n (%) | 76 (45.2) | 26 (46.4) | 50 (44.6) | 0.8702 |
| Race, n (%) | 0.7847 | |||
| Caucasian (White) | 149 (88.7) | 50 (89.3) | 99 (88.4) | |
| African American | 16 (9.5) | 5 (8.9) | 11 (9.8) | |
| Asian | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.9) | |
| Other | 1 (0.6) | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0) | |
| American Indian | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.9) | |
| BMI, median (25th, 75th) | 29 (24.5, 36) | 29.6 (24.7, 37.5) | 28.4 (24.5, 34.8) | 0.4184 |
| Number of comorbidities, n (%) | 0.4441 | |||
| 0 | 39 (23.2) | 10 (17.9) | 29 (25.9) | |
| 1 | 50 (29.8) | 18 (32.1) | 32 (28.6) | |
| 2 | 38 (22.6) | 11 (19.6) | 27 (24.1) | |
| ≥3 | 41 (24.4) | 17 (30.4) | 24 (21.4) | |
| Charlson comorbidity index median (25th, 75th) | 3 (2, 5) | 3 (2, 5) | 3 (2, 5) | 0.606 |
| APACHE II, median (25th, 75th) | 18.5 (14, 23.5) | 20 (15, 26) | 18 (14, 23) | 0.1484 |
| Admission Diagnosis, n (%) | 0.3909 | |||
| Infection-Related | 53 (31.5) | 20 (35.7) | 33 (29.5) | |
| Planned Surgery | 34 (20.2) | 8 (14.3) | 26 (23.2) | |
| Trauma | 13 (7.7) | 6 (10.7) | 7 (6.2) | |
| Other Acute Medical Conditions | 68 (40.5) | 22 (39.3) | 46 (41.1) | |
| Sepsis Severity | 0.0284 | |||
| Sepsis | 44 (26.2) | 9 (16.1) | 35 (31.2) | |
| Severe Sepsis | 77 (45.8) | 25 (44.6) | 52 (46.4) | |
| Septic Shock | 47 (28) | 22 (39.3) | 25 (22.3) | |
| Primary Sepsis Diagnosis, n (%) | 0.682 | |||
| CLABSI | 4 (2.4) | 1 (1.8) | 3 (2.7) | |
| Intra-abdominal | 50 (29.8) | 20 (35.7) | 30 (26.8) | |
| NSTI | 27 (16.1) | 8 (14.3) | 19 (17.0) | |
| Urosepsis | 21 (12.5) | 4 (7.1) | 17 (15.2) | |
| Pneumonia | 27 (16.1) | 11 (19.6) | 16 (14.3) | |
| SSI | 33 (19.6) | 10 (17.9) | 23 (20.5) | |
| Other | 6 (3.6) | 2 (3.6) | 4 (3.6) |