TABLE 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock Admissions With and Without Sepsis
| Characteristic (n = 444,253) | Sepsis (n = 27,057) | No Sepsis (n = 417,195) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 68.24 ± 12.6 | 69.23 ± 13 | < 0.001 |
| Female | 35.9 | 39.4 | < 0.001 |
| Race | |||
| White | 60.0 | 63.3 | < 0.001 |
| Black | 8.2 | 5.6 | |
| Othersa | 31.8 | 31.1 | |
| Primary payer | |||
| Medicare | 61.0 | 61.5 | < 0.001 |
| Medicaid | 9.1 | 6.1 | |
| Private | 21.9 | 24.1 | |
| Othersb | 8.0 | 8.3 | |
| Quartile of median household income for zip code | |||
| 0–25th | 27.1 | 23.0 | < 0.001 |
| 26–50th | 25.3 | 26.6 | |
| 51st–75th | 23.4 | 25.1 | |
| 75–100th | 24.3 | 25.3 | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | |||
| 0–3 | 19.9 | 24.5 | < 0.001 |
| 4–6 | 55.6 | 55.5 | |
| ≥ 7 | 24.5 | 20.0 | |
| Cardiac arrest | 30.0 | 28.3 | < 0.001 |
| Hypertension | 45.1 | 50.6 | < 0.001 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 23.1 | 32.3 | < 0.001 |
| Multiple organ failure | 91.6 | 64.6 | < 0.001 |
| Heart failure | 19.8 | 12.5 | < 0.001 |
| Hospital teaching status and location | |||
| Rural | 4.1 | 7.7 | < 0.001 |
| Urban nonteaching | 33.1 | 41.1 | |
| Urban teaching | 62.8 | 51.2 | |
| Hospital bed size | |||
| Small | 6.6 | 7.9 | < 0.001 |
| Medium | 20.8 | 22.3 | |
| Large | 72.6 | 69.9 | |
| Hospital region | |||
| Northeast | 21.2 | 18.4 | < 0.001 |
| Midwest | 19.9 | 23.1 | |
| South | 36.7 | 38.4 | |
| West | 22.2 | 20.1 | |
aHispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, Native American, others.
bSelf-pay, no charge, others.
Represented as percentage or mean ± sd.