Comparison of Risks Factors for Unplanned ICU Transfer after ED Admission in Patients with Infections and Those without Infections

Table 1

Demographics and comorbidities in patients with infections and those without infections.

	With infection; 𝑛=350	Without infection; 𝑛=699	Combined; 𝑁=1049	𝑃^a
Sex
Male	185 (52.9)	420 (60.1)	605 (57.7)	0.03
Age, mean (standard deviation)	62.3 (20.4)	59.4 (18.9)		0.03^b
Age				0.01
18–44 years	74 (21.1)	179 (25.6)	253 (24.1)
45–64 years	95 (27.1)	209 (29.9)	304 (29.0)
65–79 years	94 (26.9)	196 (28.0)	290 (27.6)
≥80 years	87 (24.9)	115 (16.5)	202 (19.3)
Comorbidities
Hypertension	151 (43.1)	316 (45.2)	467 (44.5)	0.53
Diabetes	133 (38.0)	194 (27.8)	327 (31.2)	0.001
Cerebrovascular disease	78 (22.3)	111 (15.9)	189 (18.0)	0.01
Coronary artery disease	40 (11.4)	127 (18.2)	167 (15.9)	0.005
Alcohol abuse	26 (7.4)	67 (9.6)	93 (8.9)	0.25
Dementia	40 (11.4)	33 (4.7)	73 (7.0)	<0.001
Cerebral performance category of 3 or 4	84 (24.0)	56 (8.0)	140 (13.3)	<0.001
Histories of organ failure
Respiratory failure	20 (5.7)	20 (2.9)	40 (3.8)	0.02
Congestive heart failure	31 (8.9)	96 (13.7)	127 (12.1)	0.02
Severe liver disease	19 (5.4)	51 (7.3)	70 (6.7)	0.25
End-stage renal disease	17 (4.9)	29 (4.1)	46 (4.4)	0.60
Malignancy, advanced	34 (9.7)	62 (8.9)	96 (9.2)	0.66
Immunocompromised	11 (3.1)	12 (1.7)	23 (2.2)	0.14

Data are expressed as 𝑛 (%) unless otherwise noted.
aChi-square.
bStudent’s 𝑡 test.