Table 2

Median age and NEWS by sex, admission to ICU within 2 days, 30-day outcome and combined endpoint (ICU and/or mortality)

	No. patients	% patients	Patient age			NEWS
	No. patients	% patients	Median	IQR	p Value	Median	IQR	p Value
All patients	2003	100	72	59–81	–	7	4–9	–
Sex
Male	949	47	71	59–79	0.08	7	4–9	0.13
Female	1054	53	72	59–82		6	4–9
ICU (within 2 days)
No ICU	1890	94	72	59–81	0.00	6	4–9	0.00
ICU	113	6	61	49–70		9	6–12
Outcome (30 days)
Alive	1706	85	70	57–80	0.00	6	4–8	0.00
Dead	297	15	77	69–85		9	6–12
Combined (ICU and/or mortality)
No	1627	81	71	58–80	0.00	6	4–8	0.00
Yes	376	19	74	63–83		9	6–12

ICU, intensive care unit; NEWS, national early warning score (based on first set of observations taken in the emergency department).