Table 2 Demographic description of datasets
From: A comparison of predictors for mortality and bacteraemia in patients suspected of infection
SLB | HvH | TREAT04 | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients, n | 199 | 263 | 1354 | 1816 |
Female, n/N (%) | 90/199 (45.2) | 142/263 (54.0) | 658/1328 (49.5) | 890/1790 (49.7) |
Age, median [IQR] | 67 [49–79] | 75 [58–84] | 72 [56–81] | 72 [55–81] |
Place of acquisition, n (%) | ||||
Community | 184 (93.9) | 250 (95.1) | 1354 (100) | 1788 (98.4) |
Nursing home | 12 (6.1) | 11 (4.2) | 0 (0) | 23 (1.3) |
Hospital | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.1) |
Final diagnosis, n (%) | ||||
Urinary tract infection | 34 (17.1) | 38 (14.6) | 249 (18.4) | 321 (17.7) |
Pneumonia/LRT | 33 (16.6) | 158 (60.5) | 295 (21.8) | 486 (26.8) |
Skin/soft tissue infection | 14 (7.0) | 10 (3.8) | 149 (11.0) | 173 (9.5) |
Abdominal infection | 30 (15.1) | 0 (0) | 84 (6.2) | 114 (6.3) |
Other infection | 31 (15.6) | 8 (3.1) | 381 (28.1) | 420 (23.1) |
Non-infectious | 57 (28.6) | 49 (18.6) | 196 (14.5) | 302 (16.6) |
Outcomes, n (%) | ||||
Positive blood culture | ||||
Bacteraemia | 13 (6.5) | 18 (6.8) | 126 (9.3) | 157 (8.7) |
Contaminant | 15 (7.5) | 5 (1.9) | 65 (4.8) | 85 (4.7) |
30-day mortality | 13 (6.5) | 23 (8.7) | 155 (11.4) | 191 (10.5) |