Table 3 Mortality by group and covariates among ED-patients with a discharge ICD-code consistent with sepsis. OR for in-hospital mortality by group and covariates among 577 ED-patients at Södersjukhuset with a discharge ICD-code consistent with sepsis

Group

Sepsis + DGC = group 1

61

32.8

4.01

2.19–7.32

4.31

2.12–8.77

-

Sepsis reference group = group 2

516

10.9

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Sex

Women

239

14.6

1.24

0.77–2.02

1.16

0.65–2.07

-

Men

338

12.1

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Age

>75

274

18.6

3.33

1.68–6.58

5.70

2.26–14.35

6.04

2.37–15.41

65–74

132

10.6

1.73

0.76–3.94

2.30

0.77–6.81

2.29

0.76–6.87

<65

171

6.4

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Priority^a

<15 min

314

16.2

1.85

1.11–3.07

2.32

1.18–4.56

2.48

1.24–4.96

>15 min

263

9.5

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Charlson comorbidity index

≥5

78

16.7

1.48

0.68–3.24

0.89

0.33–2.40

0.82

0.29–2.27

3–4

119

16.8

1.50

0.75–3.01

1.16

0.51–2.65

1.18

0.51–2.71

1–2

237

11.0

0.91

0.48–1.75

0.69

0.32–1.49

0.68

0.31–1.50

0

143

11.9

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Fulfilment of Robson ^b

no

123

17.1

1.36

0.77–2.41

1.71

0.88–3.32

1.76

0.89–3.48

yes

320

13.1

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Interactions group and sex

Group 1, man

39

41.0

5.23

2.18–12.52

Group 1, woman

22

18.2

1.06

0.27–4.10

Group 2, man

299

8.4

0.57

0.30–1.10

Group 2, woman

217

14.3

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