Early Discharge from the Emergency Department Based on Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) Levels: A TRIAGE III Substudy
Table 1
Characteristic of patients discharged from the emergency department within 24 hours based on the presence (suPAR group) or absence (control group) of suPAR at the index admission.
suPAR ()
Control ()
Hospital, no. of patients (%)
Bispebjerg Hospital
1,222 (30.8)
1,744 (40.4)
Herlev Hospital
2,744 (69.2)
2,573 (59.6)
Patients
Female sex—no. (%)
2,147 (54.1)
2,284 (52.9)
Age (years)—mean (SD)
53.6 (20.5)
53.5 (20.7)
Charlson score—mean (SD)
0.5 (1.2)
0.5 (1.2)
Blood levels of biomarkers, median (IQR)
Albumin (g/L)
41 (38–44)
41 (37– 44)
Creatinine (μmol/L)
72 (61–87)
73 (62–87)
CRP (mg/L)
3 (3–14)
3 (3–13)
Haemoglobin (mmol/L)
8.5 (7.9–9.2)
8.6 (7.9–9.2)
suPAR (ng/mL)
3.5 (2.6-4.8)
n.a.
CRP: C-reactive protein; IQR: interquartile range; n.a.: not available; SD: standard deviation; suPAR: soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor. .
