Table 1.
The weighted baseline characteristics for the sample population, and for the sepsis and non-sepsis subgroups
| Sample population | Sepsis | No sepsis | P value | |
| Population size, n | 988 | 447 | 541 | |
| Age, median | 71 | 76 | 70 | |
| Sex, female, % (95% CI) | 47 (39 to 55) | 52 (44 to 59) | 47 (38 to 55) | 0.4 |
| Comorbidities, % (95% CI) | ||||
| Cardiovascular disease | 25 (19 to 32) | 46 (38 to 53) | 23 (17 to 31) | <0.01 |
| Diabetes | 16 (11 to 22) | 29 (23 to 37) | 15 (10 to 22) | 0.03 |
| Cancer | 14 (9 to 20) | 18 (13 to 25) | 14 (9 to 20) | 0.3 |
| COPD | 7 (4 to 11) | 15 (11 to 22) | 6 (3 to 11) | 0.08 |
| CKD | 2 (1 to 4) | 5 (3 to 10) | 1 (0 to 5) | 0.04 |
| Dementia | 6 (3 to 11) | 10 (6 to 15) | 6 (3 to 12) | 0.2 |
| Number of comorbidities, % (95% CI) | ||||
| 0 | 53 (45 to 61) | 26 (20 to 34) | 55 (46 to 63) | <0.01 |
| 1 | 29 (22 to 37) | 35 (28 to 43) | 29 (22 to 37) | 0.2 |
| 2 | 15 (10 to 22) | 29 (22 to 37) | 14 (9 to 21) | <0.01 |
| 3 | 2 (1 to 5) | 8 (5 to 14) | 2 (1 to 5) | <0.01 |
| 4 or more | 1 (0 to 5) | 1 (1 to 3) | 1 (0 to 6) | 0.8 |
The statistics used was complex sample frequencies. P values were calculated using complex sample χ2 test (SPSS V.28.0).
CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.