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Table 2 Baseline characteristics by triage code category
| Variable | n (% missing) | Green | Yellow | Orange | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 146 | n = 671 | n = 609 | n = 109 | ||
| n (% of category) | n (% of category) | n (% of category) | n (% of category) | ||
| Male sex | 1535 (0%) | 79 (54.1) | 343 (51.1) | 330 (54.2) | 61 (56.0) |
| Age category | 1535 (0%) | ||||
| < 70 | 80 (54.8) | 458 (68.2) | 397 (65.2) | 59 (54.1) | |
| 70-79 | 25 (17.1) | 65 (9.7) | 76 (12.5) | 21 (19.3) | |
| ≥ 80 | 41 (28.1) | 148 (22.1) | 136 (22.3) | 29 (26.6) | |
| Glasgow Coma Scale <15 | 1492 (2.8) | 5 (3.6) | 17 (2.6) | 20 (3.4) | 12 (12.0) |
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||
| Age (years) | 1535 (0.0) | 67 (39-80) | 59 (38-76) | 62 (44-77) | 66 (43-80) |
| Respiratory Rate (min-1) | 1500 (2.2) | 16 (15-20) | 18 (16-20) | 20 (18-24) | 30 (24-36) |
| Heart Rate (min-1) | 1518 (1.1) | 81 (72-88) | 83 (73-94) | 93 (80-105) | 105 (90-122) |
| Temperature (°C) | 1518 (1.1) | 105 (90-122) | 37.1 (36.7-37.5) | 37.7 (37.0-38.6) | 38.2 (37.2-39.1) |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 1522 (0.8) | 135 (125-151) | 133 (120-148) | 130 (116-143) | 128 (107-149) |
| Creatinine (mmol/L) | 1491 (2.8) | 74 (62-86) | 72 (57-88) | 76 (62-103) | 86 (62-114) |
| Saturation (SpO2 %) | 1492 (2.8) | 98 (96-99) | 98 (96-99) | 97 (95-99) | 95 (90-98) |
