Table 3 Baseline characteristics of patients
| Ā | Overall | ICU | HDU |
|---|---|---|---|
nā=ā10,818 | nā=ā6584 (60.9%) | nā=ā4234 (39.1%) | |
Age (years), median (IQR) | 76.0 (67.0ā84.0) | 75.0 (66.0ā82.0) | 78.0 (69.0ā85.0) |
Male sex, n (%) | 6165 (57.0) | 3813 (57.9) | 2352 (55.6) |
BMIa (kg/m2), median (IQR) | 21.3 (18.6ā24.3) | 21.5 (18.7ā24.5) | 21.1(18.3ā24.0) |
Charlson comorbidity index | |||
Ā 0, n (%) | 8013 (74.1) | 4857 (73.8) | 3156 (74.5) |
Ā 1, n (%) | 1949 (18.0) | 1181 (17.9) | 768 (18.1) |
Ā ā¤ā2, n (%) | 856 (7.9) | 546 (8.3) | 310 (7.3) |
Source of infection | |||
Ā Bacteremia/sepsis, n (%) | 5228 (48.3) | 3182 (48.3) | 2046 (48.3) |
Ā Respiratory, n (%) | 1635 (15.1) | 971 (14.8) | 664 (15.7) |
Ā Gastrointestinal, n (%) | 1739 (16.1) | 1293 (19.6) | 446 (10.5) |
Ā Urinary tract, n (%) | 1136 (10.5) | 526 (8.0) | 610 (14.4) |
Ā Hepatobiliary, n (%) | 848 (7.8) | 451 (6.9) | 397 (9.4) |
Ā Skin/soft tissue, n (%) | 174 (1.6) | 123 (1.9) | 51 (1.2) |
Admission | |||
Ā From home, n (%) | 7265 (67.2) | 4345 (66.0) | 2920 (69.0) |
Ā From other hospital, n (%) | 1793 (16.6) | 1195 (18.2) | 598 (14.1) |
Ā From nursing home, n (%) | 852 (7.9) | 374 (5.7) | 478 (11.3) |
Admission year | |||
Ā 2008ā2012, n (%) | 344 (3.2) | 256 (3.9) | 88 (2.1) |
Ā 2013ā2017, n (%) | 4879 (45.1) | 3117 (47.3) | 1762 (41.6) |
Ā 2018ā2021, n (%) | 5595 (51.7) | 3211 (48.8) | 2384 (56.3) |
Ambulance use, n (%) | 8870 (82.1) | 5478 (83.4) | 3392 (80.2) |
Emergency charge, n (%) | 5170 (47.8) | 3145 (47.8) | 2025 (47.8) |
Hospital beds | |||
Ā ā¤ā199, n (%) | 112 (1.0) | 58 (0.9) | 54 (1.3) |
Ā 200ā499, n (%) | 4796 (44.3) | 2583 (39.2) | 2213 (52.3) |
Ā ā¤ā500, n (%) | 5910 (54.6) | 3943 (59.9) | 1967 (46.5) |
Teaching hospital, n (%) | 10,156 (93.9) | 6233 (94.7) | 3923 (92.7) |