Table 2.
The clinical condition of patients refused and admitted to ICU.
| Variables | Status | (p-Value) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admitted (n = 275) | Refused (n = 136) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Primary Disease | |||
| Trauma | 25 (34.25) | 15 (24.19) | |
| Sepsis | 28 (38.36) | 16 (25.81) | 7.30 (0.026) *,χ2 |
| Other | 20 (27.40) | 31 (50.0) | |
| Primary Diagnosis | |||
| Medical | 20 (27.40) | 36 (58.06) | 12.99 (0.001) *,χ2 |
| Surgical | 53 (72.60) | 26 (41.94) | |
| Co-morbidities (n1 = 52, n2 = 68) | |||
| Infectious Disease | 21 (40.38) | 10 (14.71) | |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 15 (28.85) | 26 (38.24) | |
| Endocrine | 8 (15.38) | 13 (19.12) | |
| Respiratory disease | 1 (1.92) | 7 (10.29) | 0.027 *,γ |
| Kidney disease | 4 (7.69) | 6 (8.82) | |
| Cancer | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.41) | |
| Other | 3 (5.77) | 3 (4.41) | |
* Statistically significant (p < 0.05); χ2 = Chi-Square; γ = Fisher’s Exact p.