| Sepsis | Non-sepsis | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 1167 | 1370 | Â |
Patient outcomes | Â | Â | Â |
28-day mortality | 18.1% | 8.3% | 0.002 |
Patient characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
Age (mean ± SD) | 66.42 ± 16.52 | 63.50 ± 17.93 |  < 0.001 |
Sex (% Female) | 42.6% | 46.0% |  < 0.001 |
Race |  |  |  < 0.001 |
Asian | 2.6% | 3.2% | Â |
Black | 8.2% | 10.1% | Â |
Hispanic | 3.3% | 3.6% | Â |
White | 66.9% | 67.4% | Â |
Other | 4.0% | 4.0% | Â |
Unknow | 14.5% | 11.9% | Â |
SOFA at admission (mean ± SD) | 6.74 ± 3.78 | 3.07 ± 2.58 |  < 0.001 |
Charlson score | 6.59 ± 3.02 | 5.85 ± 3.06 |  < 0.001 |
Chronic prednisone use | 12.5% | 8.8% |  < 0.001 |
Chronic DMARDs use | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.149 |