Table 1.
Demographics
|
Single Complaint (n = 12,371) |
Multiple Complaints (n = 9,582) |
p‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) [95% CI] | 44.5 [44.0–44.9] | 43.7 [43.2–44.2] | 0.02 * , † |
| Age group | |||
| 18–64 years | 77.3 (9,556) | 79.7 (7,640) | <0.001 |
| 65 and older | 22.8 (2,815) | 20.3 (1,942) | |
| Female | 37.5 (4,670) | 52.5 (5,023) | <0.001 † |
| HIV positive | 5.27 (652) | 8.67 (831) | <0.001 † |
| Blood pressure | |||
| Hypotensive (sBP ≤ 90) | 7.86 (972) | 13.4 (1,282) | <0.001 † |
| Normal | 82.8 (10,248) | 79.9 (7,654) | |
| Hypertensive (sBP ≥ 180) | 9.30 (1,151) | 6.74 (646) | |
| Heart rate | |||
| Bradycardic (<60 beats/min) | 2.97 (368) | 2.18 (209) | <0.001 † |
| Normal | 88.8 (10,985) | 83.7 (8,022) | |
| Tachycardic (≥120 beats/min) | 8.23 (1,018) | 14.1 (1,351) | |
| Temperature | |||
| Hypothermic (≤35°C) | 10.4 (1,281) | 9.46 (906) | <0.001 † |
| Normal | 80.4 (9,942) | 69.2 (6,631) | |
| Febrile (≥37.5°C) | 9.28 (1,148) | 21.3 (2,045) | |
| AVPU abnormal | 3.02 (373) | 1.06 (102) | <0.001 † |
| Hypoxic | 7.78 (963) | 11.6 (1,112) | <0.001 † |
| Three‐day mortality | 2.26 (280) | 3.40 (326) | <0.001 † |
Data are reported as % (n) unless otherwise specified.
*
Indicates t‐test; all others use chi‐square.
†
Indicates statistically significant.