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Table 1 Patients demographics characteristics

From: The utility of point of care serum lactate in predicting serious adverse outcomes among critically ill adult patients at urban emergency departments of tertiary hospitals in Tanzania

VariablesN = 387 n (%)
Median Age (IQR)54 (40–68)
Sex
 Male206 (53.2)
Age (years)
 < 50165 (42.6)
 > 50222 (57.4)
Referral status
 Self-referred195 (50.4)
Triage levels
 Emergency322 (83.2)
 Priority65 (16.8)
Payment status
 Insured174 (45.0)
 Cash payment213 (55.0)
Education profile
 Formal education340 (87.9)
 Informal education47 (12.1)
Comorbidities
 Diabetes mellitus42 (10.8)
 HIV24 (6.2)
 Malignancy15 (3.9)
 Chronic renal insufficiency14 (3.6)
 Hypertension9 (2.3)