Characteristics of patients with sepsis, France 2015–2019
| Characteristics | n (%) | ||||
| Years | |||||
| 2015 (n=222 232) | 2016 (n=236 314) | 2017 (n=245 780) | 2018 (n=258 608) | 2019 (n=261 499) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 128 090 (57.6) | 135 613 (57.4) | 141 113 (57.4) | 148 650 (57.5) | 150 507 (57.6) |
| Female | 94 142 (42.4) | 100 701 (42.6) | 104 667 (42.6) | 109 958 (42.5) | 110 992 (42.4) |
| Age | |||||
| <1 | 12 193 (5.5) | 11 321 (4.8) | 11 193 (4.6) | 11 052 (4.3) | 10 547 (4.0) |
| 1–15 | 4137 (1.9) | 4588 (1.9) | 4287 (1.7) | 4681 (1.8) | 4786 (1.8) |
| 16–30 | 6492 (2.9) | 7050 (3.0) | 7023 (2.9) | 7441 (2.9) | 7252 (2.8) |
| 31–45 | 11 993 (5.4) | 12 599 (5.3) | 12 691 (5.2) | 13 370 (5.2) | 13 078 (5.0) |
| 46–55 | 18 601 (8.4) | 19 046 (8.1) | 19 595 (8.0) | 20 392 (7.9) | 20 299 (7.8) |
| 56–65 | 36 585 (16.5) | 38 174 (16.2) | 38 539 (15.7) | 40 736 (15.8) | 40 349 (15.4) |
| 66–75 | 45 078 (20.3) | 50 052 (21.2) | 54 125 (22.0) | 58 989 (22.8) | 61 672 (23.6) |
| 76–85 | 54 256 (24.4) | 56 725 (24.0) | 58 052 (23.6) | 59 528 (23.0) | 59 679 (22.8) |
| >85 | 32 897 (14.8) | 36 759 (15.6 | 40 275 (16.4) | 42 419 (16.4) | 43 837 (16.8) |
| Charlson index,24 median (IQR) | 2 (0–3) | 2 (0–3) | 2 (0–3) | 2 (0–3) | 2 (0–3) |
| 0 | 82 175 (37.0) | 87 080 (36.8) | 89 599 (36.5) | 94 792 (36.7) | 95 465 (36.5) |
| 1–2 | 76 140 (34.3) | 81 113 (34.3) | 84 603 (34.4) | 89 191 (34.5) | 90 600 (34.6) |
| 3–4 | 31 656 (14.2) | 33 947 (14.4) | 35 485 (14.4) | 36 824 (14.2) | 37 358 (14.3) |
| >5 | 32 261 (14.5) | 34 174 (14.5) | 36 093 (14.7) | 37 801 (14.6) | 38 076 (14.6) |
| Comorbidities | |||||
| Cancer | 51 042 (23.0) | 54 810 (23.2) | 56 581 (23.0) | 59 648 (23.1) | 60 064 (23.0) |
| Congestive heart failure | 46 324 (20.8) | 49 394 (20.9) | 51 912 (21.1) | 54 511 (21.1) | 54 553 (20.9) |
| Renal disease | 27 960 (12.6) | 30 091 (12.7) | 32 119 (13.1) | 33 252 (12.9) | 34 554 (13.2) |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 24 941 (11.2) | 26 110 (11.1) | 27 097 (11.0) | 28 513 (11.0) | 29 249 (11.2) |
| Metastatic carcinoma | 20 619 (9.3) | 22 408 (9.5) | 23 516 (9.6) | 24 915 (9.6) | 25 331 (9.7) |
| Diabetes with chronic complications | 13 104 (5.9) | 13 690 (5.8) | 14 212 (5.8) | 14 558 (5.6) | 14 598 (5.6) |
| Paraplegia or hemiplegia | 11 535 (5.2) | 12 463 (5.3) | 13 238 (5.4) | 14 416 (5.6) | 14 496 (5.5) |
| Dementia | 12 265 (5.5) | 13 035 (5.5) | 13 825 (5.6) | 14 247 (5.5) | 14 123 (5.4) |
| Mild liver disease | 11 560 (5.2) | 12 002 (5.1) | 12 837 (5.2) | 13 134 (5.1) | 13 440 (5.1) |
| Moderate or severe liver disease | 5844 (2.6) | 5922 (2.5) | 6266 (2.6) | 6318 (2.4) | 6335 (2.4) |
| Rheumatological disease | 2691 (1.2) | 2807 (1.2) | 2866 (1.2) | 3071 (1.2) | 3128 (1.2) |
| AIDS | 1044 (0.5) | 1016 (0.4) | 1104 (0.5) | 1020 (0.4) | 1006 (0.4) |