Table 1 |
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Characteristics of individuals with sepsis-associated deaths in the United States, from 1999 to 2005 (n = 1,017,616) |
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Characteristic |
n (%) |
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Age, years |
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> 1 |
5794 (0.6) |
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1 to 4 |
2341 (0.2) |
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5 to 14 |
2421 (0.2) |
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15 to 24 |
5410 (0.5) |
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25 to 34 |
2314 (1.2) |
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35 to 44 |
35,681 (3.5) |
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45 to 54 |
76,932 (7.6) |
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55 to 64 |
118,272 (11.6) |
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65 to 74 |
195,962 (19.3) |
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75 to 84 |
311,370 (30.6) |
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85+ |
251,076 (24.7) |
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Male sex |
474,749 (46.6) |
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Race/Ethnicity* |
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White |
749,472 (73.7) |
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Black |
63,731 (17.6) |
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Hispanic |
179,273 (6.3) |
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Asian |
19,228 (1.9) |
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American Indian/Alaska Native |
5912 (0.6) |
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Place of death |
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Hospital, clinic or medical centre |
883,953 (86.9) |
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Nursing home |
63,900 (6.3) |
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Residential |
57,566 (5.7) |
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Other or unknown |
12,197 (1.2) |
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Comorbidities listed on death record |
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Malignant neoplasm |
153,531 (15.1) |
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Diabetes mellitus |
117,763 (11.6) |
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Congestive heart failure |
73,198 (7.2) |
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Chronic renal failure |
69,944 (6.9) |
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
60,765 (6.0) |
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Hypertension |
64,589 (6.3) |
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Chronic liver disease |
28,039 (2.8) |
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HIV/AIDS |
14,599 (1.4) |
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Chronic alcohol abuse |
9739 (1.0) |
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*Race/ethnicity missing for 43 subjects. |
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Melamed and Sorvillo Critical Care 2009 13:R28 doi:10.1186/cc7733 |
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