Table 3 Hospital presentation and course for first-infection events stratified by race
| Â | Black | White | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 879) | (n = 1,721) | ||
Infection type (%) | Â | Â | 0.06 |
 Lung | 364 (41.4) | 705 (41.0) |  |
 Kidney | 168 (19.1) | 311 (18.1) |  |
 Abdominal | 132 (15.0) | 338 (19.7) |  |
 Skin | 117 (13.3) | 214 (12.4) |  |
 Sepsis | 44 (5.0) | 71 (4.1) |  |
 Other | 54 (6.1) | 82 (4.8) |  |
Severe sepsis (%) | 360 (41.0) | 662 (38.5) | 0.2 |
SOFA score** | 2 (1-4) | 2 (1-3) | 0.06 |
MEDS score*** | 3 (3-6) | 3 (3-9) | 0.2 |
Admission to ICU (%) | 65 (7.4) | 133 (7.7) | 0.8 |
Hospital mortality (%) | 59 (6.7) | 104 (6.0) | 0.5 |
Long-term mortality (%) | 227 (25.8) | 404 (23.4) | 0.2 |