Table 1 showing the comparison of baseline characteristics for patients admitted with sepsis or septic shock by status of underlying pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
From: Hospital outcomes for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension in sepsis and septic shock
Overall | No PAH | PAH | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 2,668,694 | 2,667,560 | 1134 | |
Age, years (mean (SD)) | 65.33 (17.59) | 65.33 (17.59) | 65.43 (17.80) | 0.841 |
Female, n (%) | 1,320,965 (49.5) | 1,320,209 (49.5) | 756 (66.7) | < 0.001 |
Insurance pay, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Medicare | 1,693,794 (63.5) | 1,693,006 (63.5) | 788 (69.5) | |
Medicaid | 380,324 (14.3) | 380,207 (14.3) | 117 (10.3) | |
Private insurance | 446,994 (16.7) | 446,807 (16.7) | 187 (16.5) | |
Self-pay | 72,725 (2.7) | 72,708 (2.7) | 17 (1.5) | |
No charge | 9297 (0.3) | 9296 (0.3) | 1 (0.1) | |
Other | 62,063 (2.3) | 62,042 (2.3) | 21 (1.9) | |
NA | 3497 (0.1) | 3494 (0.1) | 3 (0.3) | |
Quartile for income by zip-code*, n (%) | 0.015 | |||
1st (0–25th percentile) | 772,173 (28.9) | 771,884 (28.9) | 289 (25.5) | |
2nd (26th–50th percentile) | 685,207 (25.7) | 684,921 (25.7) | 286 (25.2) | |
3rd (51st–75th percentile) | 646,050 (24.2) | 645,755 (24.2) | 295 (26.0) | |
4th (76th–100th percentile) | 525,348 (19.7) | 525,095 (19.7) | 253 (22.3) | |
NA | 39,916 (1.5) | 39,905 (1.5) | 11 (1.0) | |
Elective admission, n (%) | 0.837 | |||
No | 2,576,629 (96.6) | 2,575,533 (96.6) | 1096 (96.6) | |
Yes | 88,808 (3.3) | 88,772 (3.3) | 36 (3.2) | |
NA | 3257 (0.1) | 3255 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | |
Hypertension, n (%) | 1,710,022 (64.1) | 1,709,389 (64.1) | 633 (55.8) | < 0.001 |
Type 2 Diabetes, n (%) | 914,654 (34.3) | 914,306 (34.3) | 348 (30.7) | 0.012 |
Chronic pulmonary disorder, n (%) | 758,656 (28.4) | 758,200 (28.4) | 456 (40.2) | < 0.001 |
Renal failure, n (%) | 672,134 (25.2) | 671,742 (25.2) | 392 (34.6) | < 0.001 |
Congestive heart failure, n (%) | 626,360 (23.5) | 625,720 (23.5) | 640 (56.4) | < 0.001 |
Coronary artery disease, n (%) | 617,036 (23.1) | 616,724 (23.1) | 312 (27.5) | 0.001 |
Obesity, n (%) | 465,750 (17.5) | 465,506 (17.5) | 244 (21.5) | < 0.001 |
Coagulation disease, n (%) | 396,378 (14.9) | 396,104 (14.8) | 274 (24.2) | < 0.001 |
Deficiency anaemia, n (%) | 842,400 (31.6) | 842,025 (31.6) | 375 (33.1) | 0.29 |
Blood loss anaemia, n (%) | 30,373 (1.1) | 30,361 (1.1) | 12 (1.1) | 0.909 |
Depression, n (%) | 368,515 (13.8) | 368,347 (13.8) | 168 (14.8) | 0.348 |
Fluid electrolyte imbalance, n (%) | 1,590,019 (59.6) | 1,589,311 (59.6) | 708 (62.4) | 0.054 |
Drug abuse, n (%) | 167,747 (6.3) | 167,676 (6.3) | 71 (6.3) | 1 |
Alcohol abuse, n (%) | 133,805 (5.0) | 133,772 (5.0) | 33 (2.9) | 0.001 |