Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

Number of patients, n

13250

11040

3363

231

329

28213

n/a

Mean age (range)

45 (30–62)

51 (33–67)

59 (41–73)

60.5 (49–74)

64 (50–75)

50 (33–66)

p<0.001

Sepsis diagnosis, n

9

45

25

45

18

142

p<0.001

Septic shock diagnosis, n

1

6

13

14

13

47

p<0.001

Mean NEWS score (SD)

0.6 (0.9)

1.1 (1.3)

2.0 (2.3)

5.2 (2.8)

3.8 (3.9)

1.0 (0.0)

p<0.001

SOFA score sepsis patients (range)

5.1 (2–10)

4.3 (2–12)

6.1 (2–18)

5.8 (2–18)

9.7 (2–25)

6.1 (2–25)

p<0.001

ICU admission in sepsis, n (% of total sepsis per MTS category)^a

0 (0)

7 (15.6)

9 (30.6)

9 (20.0)

16 (88.9)

41 (28.9)

p=2.17

ICU admission in septic shock, n (% of total septic shock per MTS category)^a

0 (0)

4 (66.7)

9 (69.2)

10 (71.4)

9 (69.2)

32 (68.1)

p=1.98

Sepsis + septic shock diagnosis/total ICU admissions, %

0/13 (0)

11/63 (17.5)

18/260 (6.9)

19/54 (35.2)

25/167 (15.0)

73/557 (13.1)

p=4.53

Mortality of sepsis patients, n (% of total sepsis per MTS category)

2 (22.2)

5 (11.1)

5 (20.0)

4 (8.9)

5 (27.8)

21 (14.8)

p=0.29

Mortality of septic shock patients, n (% of total septic shock per MTS category)

0 (0)

0 (0)

4 (30.8)

5 (35.7)

1 (7.7)

10 (21.3)

p=1.08

Positive blood culture in sepsis, n (% of total sepsis per MTS category)

8 (88.9)

32 (71.1)

20 (80.0)

25 (55.6)

15 (83.3)

100 (70.4)

p=0.09

Positive blood culture in septic shock patients, n (% of total septic shock per MTS category)

1 (100)

3 (50)

6 (46.2)

9 (64.3)

5 (38.5)

24 (51.1)

p=0.52