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Table 2 Reclassification of triage categories according to the suPAR level measured at arrival

From: Availability of suPAR in emergency departments may improve risk stratification: a secondary analysis of the TRIAGE III trial

Triage category N (%)

Red 396 (9.0)a

Orange 445 (10.1)a

Yellow 1.267 (28.7)

Green 2312 (52.3)a

Female sex, N (%)

209 (52.8)

202 (45.4)

665 (52.5)

1163 (50.3)

Age, years, mean (SD)

74.8 (14.6)a

67.6 (20.0)a

62.8 (19.0)a

53.8 (20.6)a

Hospital admission, N (%)

324 (81.8)a

304 (68.3)a

665 (52.5)

815 (35.2)

Length of stay (days), mean (SD)

8.5 (11.8)

6.9 (9.5)a

4.6 (7.3)

2.8 (4.3)a

Surgery during admission, N (%)

64 (16.2)a

42 (9.4)a

135 (10.6)

203 (8.8)

Readmissions at seven days, N (%)

33 (8.3)

30 (6.7)

72 (5.9)

103 (4.5)

Mortality at seven days, N (%)

28 (7.1)

14 (3.1)a

10 (0.8)

6 (0.3)

  1. SD: standard deviation aSignificantly different form the initial triage category