## 3 Results
### Patient Characteristics and Mortality Rates
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline
**Variables** & **Alive** & **Death** & **\(p\)** & **Alive** & **Death** & **\(p\)** & **Alive** & **Alive** & **Alive** & **\(p\)** \\  & **48 h** & **48 h** & **\(p\)** & **7 Days** & **7 Days** & **\(P\)** & **30 Days** & **30 Days** & **\(p\)** \\ \hline Body & 36.3 & 36.7 & \(<\)0.001 & 36.3 & 36.5 & \(<\)0.001 & 36.3 & 36.4 & \(<\)0.001 \\ median (IQR) & (36-36.7) & (36-37.4) & & (36-36.7) & (36-37.1) & & (36-36.7) & (36-37) & \\ NEWS category & & & & & & & & \\ temperature \({}^{\circ}\)C, & & \(<\)0.001 & & & \(<\)0.001 & & & \(<\)0.001 \\ n (\%) & & & & & & & & \\ \(<\)35 & 318 (1.2) & 3 (2.5) & 317 (1.2) & 4 (1.5) & 309 (1.2) & 12 (1.9) & \\
35.1–36 & 9117 (33.6) & 28 (23) & 9069 (33.6) & 76 (28.7) & 8960 (33.7) & 185 (28.8) & \\
36.1–38 & 16,848 & 77 (63.1) & 16,762 & 163 (61.5) & & (62.1) & 399 (62.1) & \\
38.1–39 & 687 (2.5) & 11 (9.0) & & 681 (2.5) & 17 (6.4) & 660 (2.5) & 38 (5.9) & \\ \(>\)39.1 & 146 (0.5) & 3 (2.5) & 144 (0.5) & 5 (1.9) & 140 (0.5) & 9 (1.4) & \\ NEWS & & & & & & & \\ temperature, & & & & & & & \\ n (\%) & & & & & & & \\ n (\%) & & & & & & & \\
0 & 15,671 & 72 (59.0) & & 15,588 & 155 (58.5) & & 380 (59.1) & \\  & 10,981 & & & 10,924 & & & 10,783 & \\
1 & (40.5) & 44 (36.1) & & (40.5) & 101 (38.1) & & 242 (37.6) & \\
2 & 146 (0.5) & 3 (2.5) & & 144 (0.5) & 5 (1.9) & 140 (0.5) & 9 (1.4) & \\
3 & 318 (1.2) & 3 (2.5) & & 317 (1.2) & 4 (1.5) & 309 (1.2) & 12 (1.9) & \\ SBP, median & 137 & 122 & 137 & 107 & 137 & 125 & \\ (IQR) & (122–155) & (103–143) & \(<\)0.001 & (122–155) & (125–144) & \(<\)0.001 & (122–155) & (108–146) & \(<\)0.001 \\ NEWS category & & & \(<\)0.001 & & \(<\)0.001 & & & \\ SBP, n (\%) & & & & & & & \\ \(<\)90 & 343 (1.3) & 22 (18.0) & & 327 (1.2) & 38 (14.3) & & 298 (1.1) & 67 (10.4) & \\
91–100 & 730 (2.7) & 6 (4.9) & & 719 (2.7) & 17 (6.4) & & 685 (2.6) & 51 (7.9) & \\
101–110 & 1187 (4.4) & 12 (9.8) & & 1176 (4.4) & 23 (8.7) & & 1150 (4.3) & 49 (7.6) & \\
0 & 24,770 & 82 (67.2) & & 24,665 & & 24,376 & \\  & (91.3) & 82 (67.2) & & (91.4) & 187 (70.6) & & 24,376 & \\
1 & 11,877 (7.2) & 12 (9.8) & & 1176 (4.4) & 23 (8.7) & & 1150(4.3) & 49 (7.6) & \\
2 & 730 (2.7) & 6 (4.9) & & 719 (2.7) & 17 (6.4) & & 685 (2.6) & 51 (7.9) & \\
3 & 429 (1.6) & 22 (18.0) & & 413 (1.5) & 38 (14.3) & & 384 (1.4) & 67(10.4) & \\ Heart rate, & 84 & 97 & & & & & & \\ media (IQR) & (84–85) & (91–102) & & 84 & 93 & \(<\)0.001 & & & \\ NEWS category & & & & & & & \\ heart rate, n & & & & & & & \\ (\%) & & & & & & & \\ \(<\)40 & 57 (0.2) & 3 (2.5) & 57 (0.2) & 3 (1.1) & & 51 (0.2) & 9 (1.4) & \\
41–50 & 233 (0.9) & 2 (1.6) & & 233 (0.9) & 2 (0.8) & & 231 (0.9) & 4 (0.6) & \\  & 18,545 & 33 (36.1) & & 18,466 & & 123 (46.4) & & 18242 & 347 (54.0) & \\
51–90 & (68.4) & 33 (36.1) & & (68.5) & 123 (46.4) & & 182 (68.6) & \\  & & & & (68.5) & & & (68.6) & \\
91–110 & 6575 (24.2) & 42 (34.4) & & 6532 (24.2) & 85 (32.1) & & 6431 (24.2) & 186 (28.9) & \\
11–130 & 1281 (4.7) & 19 (15.6) & & 1268 (4.7) & 32 (12.1) & & 1239 (4.7) & 61 (9.5) & \\  & & & & & & & & \\ \(>\)130 & 425 (1.6) & 12 (9.8) & & 417 (1.5) & 20 (7.5) & & 401 (1.5) & 36 (5.69) & \\ NEWS heart & & & \(<\)0.001 & & & & & \\ rate, n (\%) & & & & & & & \\  & 18,545 & 44 (36.1) & & 18,466 & & & \\
0 & (68.4) & & (68.5) & 123 (46.4) & & 1842 (68.6) & 347 (54.0) & \\
1 & 6808 (25. 1) & 44 (36.1) & & 6765 (25.1) & 87 (32.8) & & 6662 (25.0) & 190 (29.5) & \\
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