Table 1.
Inpatient characteristics.
| Inpatient characteristics | Control group | Transition group | Intervention group | Intervention group versus control group | ||
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Difference (95% CI) | P value | |
| Patients, mean (SD) | 4099 | 3575 | 2851 | N/Aa | N/A | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 69.25 | 70.34 | 72.14 | 2.89 (2.182-3.591) | <.001 | |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||||
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Male | 1920 (46.8) | 1616 (45.2) | 1415 (49.6) | N/A | .97 |
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Female | 2177 (53.1) | 1958 (54.8) | 1430 (50.2) | N/A | .97 |
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Other | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 6 (0.2) | N/A | N/A |
| SOFAb score at baseline, mean (SD) | 3.58 | 3.72 | 4.12 | 0.54 (0.408-0.687) | <.001 | |
| Sepsis incidence, n (%) | 206 (5) | 286 (8) | 256 (9) | N/A | <.001 | |
| ARDSc incidence, n (%) | 531 (13) | 696 (19.5) | 511 (17.9) | N/A | <.001 | |
aN/A: not applicable.
bSOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.
cARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome.