Table 1 Demographic characteristics
From: Predicting observation unit treatment failures in patients with skin and soft tissue infections
Characteristic | N = 179 (%) |
|---|---|
Race | |
Caucasian | 112 (62.6) |
African American | 49 (27.4) |
Hispanic | 16 (8.9) |
Asian | 2 (1.1) |
Sex | |
Male | 112 (62.6) |
Age | |
18–39 | 82 (45.8) |
40–59 | 78 (43.6) |
60 or greater | 19 (10.6) |
Health history | |
Current smoker | 91 (52) |
IVDA | 26 (14.8) |
Diabetes | 27 (15.1) |
HIV | 4 (2.2) |
Temperature (F) at ED triagea | 98.1 (97.2–99.3) |
WBC (cells/mm3)a | 10.73 (8.3–13.5) |
Abscess drained in ED | 84 (47.0) |
Abscess drained after OU discharge | 11 (6.1) |
Insurance | |
Medicare | 22 (12.3) |
Medicaid | 32 (17.9) |
Commercial | 23 (12.9) |
None | 101 (56.4) |
Other | 2 (1.1) |