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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics

From: Diagnostic utility of capnography in emergency department triage for screening acidemia: a pilot study

Characteristics

Included (n = 100)

Epidemiologic Data

Number, %

 Age, mean (SD)

61 [14]

 Female sex

58

Comorbidities

 

 Hypertension

56

 Diabetes mellitus

33

 Coronary artery disease

22

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

9

 Asthma

13

 Chronic kidney disease (Cr > 2 mg/dL)

13

 Malignancy

15

Triage Vital Signs

 

 sBP (SD), mmHg

141 [25]

 dBP, mean (SD), mmHg

75 [14]

 HR, mean (SD), beats/min

83 [19]

 SpO2, mean (SD)

97.4 (3.5)

 Temperature, mean (SD), °C

36.7 (0.5)

 RR, estimated, mean (SD), breaths/min

18.4 (1.6)