Table 1.
Patient characteristics of the final cohort
| Patient characteristics | Patients | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Age (yr)a | 60.3 | ±17.9 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 182 | 42.7 |
| Male | 244 | 57.3 |
| Race | ||
| White | 145 | 34.0 |
| Black | 77 | 18.1 |
| Asian | 11 | 2.6 |
| American Indian | 5 | 1.2 |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.5 |
| Unknown | 186 | 43.7 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 104 | 24.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 94 | 22.1 |
| Unknown | 228 | 53.5 |
| Admit diagnosis | ||
| Infection or fever | 76 | 17.8 |
| Dyspnea | 50 | 11.7 |
| Abdominal pain | 30 | 7.0 |
| Chest pain | 20 | 4.7 |
| Electrolyte abnormality | 21 | 4.9 |
| Hematologic or oncologic | 15 | 3.5 |
| Pain | 13 | 3.1 |
| Syncope | 9 | 2.1 |
| Altered mental status | 8 | 1.9 |
| Acute kidney injury | 8 | 1.9 |
| Gastrointestinal bleed | 7 | 1.6 |
| Other | 113 | 26.5 |
| Missing | 56 | 13.2 |
| Admit location | ||
| Floor | 355 | 83.3 |
| Step-down unit | 24 | 5.6 |
| Intensive care unit | 47 | 11.0 |
| Admit service | ||
| Medicine | 388 | 91.1 |
| Surgery | 18 | 4.2 |
| Other | 20 | 4.7 |
| Hospitalization LOSb | 4 | (2–7) |
LOS, length of stay.
a
Presented as meant ± SD.
b
Presented as median (interquartile range).N = 426.