Table 5.
Multivariate Cox regression analyses for mortality.
| LOS | Mortality | Univariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survived (n:140) | Exitus (n:27) | HR (95% CI) | p | HR (95% CI) | p | |
| Mean ± SD (Median) | Mean ± SD (Median) | |||||
| Age (year) | 60.8±16.7 | 73.4±11.4 | 1.044 (1.010 - 1.078) | 0.011 | 1.025(0.986-1.065) | 0.212 |
| n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| Pectoralis muscle (≤2800) | 36 (25.9) | 14 (51.9) | 4.105 (1.834-9.187) | 0.001 | 3.138 (1.171-8.413) | 0.001 |
| Back muscle (≤5400) | 43 (30.7) | 14 (51.9) | 1.444 (0.675-3.086) | 0.343 | 0.835(0.263-2.650) | 0.760 |
| Total skeletal muscle (≤8000) | 37 (26.4) | 13 (48.1) | 2.232 (1.026-4.857) | 0.043 | 1.046(0.277-1.066) | 0.472 |
HR: Hazard Ratio, CI: Confidence Interval, DM: diabetes mellitus.