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Table 2 General characteristics of the derivation and validation sets. The values are presented as numbers (%) or medians (interquartile ranges)

From: Development of a severity score based on the International Classification of Disease-10 for general patients visiting emergency centers

 

Derivation set (n = 12,633,718)

Validation set (n = 4,585,966)

Sex

  

 Male

6,258,347 (49.5)

2,261,689 (49.3)

Age (y)

  

 15–54

7,179,310 (56.8)

2,466,580 (53.8)

 55–74

3,627,721 (28.7)

1,376,552 (30.0)

 75–84

1,382,447 (10.9)

545,000 (11.9)

 85–89

314,750 (2.5)

137,749 (3.0)

 90–94

103,103 (0.8)

48,026 (1.0)

 95–99

23,017 (0.2)

10,738 (0.2)

 100 or above

3,370 (0.0)

1,321 (0.0)

Event

  

 Disease

9,159,256 (72.5)

3,346,492 (73.0)

 Other

3,474,462 (27.5)

1,239,474 (27.0)

Consciousness

  

 Alert

12,208,188 (96.6)

4,435,800 (96.7)

 Response to voice

145,115 (1.1)

81,215 (1.8)

 Response to pain

55,027 (0.4)

51,628 (1.1)

 Unresponsive

225,388 (1.8)

17,323 (0.4)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

130 (118–148)

130 (119–150)

Heart rate (min− 1)

82 (74–94)

83 (74–95)

Respiratory rate (min− 1)

20 (18–20)

20 (18–20)

Body temperature (°C)

36.6 (36.4–37.0)

36.7 (36.4–37.0)

Pulse oxygen saturation (%)

98 (97–99)

98 (97–99)

Medical Early Warning Score

1 (1–2)

1 (1–2)

Admission

3,060,583 (24.2)

1,107,268 (24.1)

EDa mortality

50,947 (0.4)

15,245 (0.3)

Mortality

50,722 (0.4)

15,268 (0.3)

  1. aED: Emergency department