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Table 1 Characteristics of individuals with sepsis-associated deaths in the United States, from 1999 to 2005 (n = 1,017,616)

From: The burden of sepsis-associated mortality in the United States from 1999 to 2005: an analysis of multiple-cause-of-death data

Characteristic

n (%)

Age, years

 

> 1

5794 (0.6)

1 to 4

2341 (0.2)

5 to 14

2421 (0.2)

15 to 24

5410 (0.5)

25 to 34

2314 (1.2)

35 to 44

35,681 (3.5)

45 to 54

76,932 (7.6)

55 to 64

118,272 (11.6)

65 to 74

195,962 (19.3)

75 to 84

311,370 (30.6)

85+

251,076 (24.7)

Male sex

474,749 (46.6)

Race/Ethnicity*

 

White

749,472 (73.7)

Black

63,731 (17.6)

Hispanic

179,273 (6.3)

Asian

19,228 (1.9)

American Indian/Alaska Native

5912 (0.6)

Place of death

 

Hospital, clinic or medical centre

883,953 (86.9)

Nursing home

63,900 (6.3)

Residential

57,566 (5.7)

Other or unknown

12,197 (1.2)

Comorbidities listed on death record

 

Malignant neoplasm

153,531 (15.1)

Diabetes mellitus

117,763 (11.6)

Congestive heart failure

73,198 (7.2)

Chronic renal failure

69,944 (6.9)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

60,765 (6.0)

Hypertension

64,589 (6.3)

Chronic liver disease

28,039 (2.8)

HIV/AIDS

14,599 (1.4)

Chronic alcohol abuse

9739 (1.0)

  1. *Race/ethnicity missing for 43 subjects.