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. 2023 Jun 22;15(6):e40773. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40773

Table 1. Summary of the multiple imputation process and the basic characteristics of the patients before and after multiple imputations (N=3,075).

BMI, body mass index; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; ISS, Injury Severity Score

  Cases missing, N (%) Before imputation, median (25-75% quartiles) or N (%) After imputation, median (25-75% quartiles) or N (%)
Age 0 (0%) 43 (28 to 61) 43 (28 to 61)
Sex (male) 0 (0%) 1775 (73.6%) 1775 (73.6%)
BMI 1459 (47.4%) 25 (22 to 27) Not performed
GCS 42 (1.4%) 6 (3 to 15) 6 (3 to 15)
ISS 1 (<0.1%) 27 (22 to 38) 27 (22 to 38)
pH 833 (27.1%) 7.33 (7.26 to 7.38) 7.33 (7.26 to 7.39)
Base excess (mmol/L) 704 (22.9%) -3 (-6 to -0.8) -3.1 (-6.3 to -0.7)
Lactate (mmol/L) 473 (15.4%) 2.3 (1.4 to 3.6) 2.3 (1.4 to 3.8)
72-hour mortality 0 (0%) 687 (22.3%) 687 (22.3%)