Table 1 Characteristics of patients with severe sepsis
From: Impact of HIV/AIDS on care and outcomes of severe sepsis
Characteristica | HIV/AIDS | No HIV/AIDS |
|---|---|---|
Number of admissions | 7,638 | 66,382 |
Age | Â | Â |
   Mean (SD) | 41.9 (8.4) | 49.9 (11.3) |
Sex | Â | Â |
   Female (%) | 34 | 46 |
   Male (%) | 66 | 54 |
Race | Â | Â |
   White (%) | 20 | 56 |
   Black (%) | 49 | 18 |
   Hispanic (%) | 14 | 7 |
   Other or not reported (%) | 17 | 19 |
Insurance | Â | Â |
   Commercial (%) | 16 | 42 |
   Medicaid/Medicare (%) | 48 | 20 |
   Other (%)b | 36 | 38 |
Admission type | Â | Â |
   Medical (%) | 88 | 69 |
   Surgical (%) | 12 | 31 |
Teaching hospital | 76 | 61 |
Number of comorbiditiesc | Â | Â |
   0 (%) | 70 | 49 |
   ≥1 (%) | 30 | 51 |
Organ system failures | Â | Â |
   Respiratory (%) | 35 | 47 |
   Cardiac (%) | 16 | 22 |
   Hematologic (%) | 37 | 25 |
   Neurologic (%) | 10 | 7 |
   Renal (%) | 28 | 24 |
   Hepatic (%) | 2 | 2 |
Number of organ system failuresd | Â | Â |
   0 (%) | 0 | 0 |
   1 (%) | 78 | 78 |
   2 (%) | 17 | 17 |
   ≥3 (%) | 5 | 5 |
Infection | Â | Â |
   Respiratory (%) | 45 | 42 |
   Opportunistic (%) | 53 | 9 |