Table 1.
The patients’ characteristics and demographic variables
| Variable | Levels | Total (n = 442) | Outcome | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discharge (n = 351) | Deceased (n = 34) | ||||
| Age | ––– | 75.52 ± 12.97 | 76.21 ± 12.41 | 76.41 ± 13.03 | 0.930a |
| BMI | ––– | 26.10 ± 4.52 | 26.14 ± 4.52 | 26.72 ± 5.03 | 0.506a |
| Waist | ––– | 82.00 ± 21.76 | 82.56 ± 21.07 | 40.00 ± 0.00 | < 0.001a |
| Sex | Male | 266 (60.18) | 210 (59.83) | 22 (64.71) | 0.714b |
| Female | 174 (39.37) | 139 (39.60) | 12 (35.29) | ||
| NA | 2 (0.45) | 2 (0.57) | 0 (0.00) | ||
| Smoking | Non-smoker | 341 (77.15) | 278 (79.20) | 27 (79.41) | 1.000b |
| Smoker | 99 (22.40) | 71 (20.23) | 7 (20.59) | ||
| NA | 2 (0.45) | 2 (0.57) | 0 (0.00) | ||
| Alcohol consumption | Non-alcoholic | 410 (92.76) | 325 (92.59) | 33 (97.06) | 0.498b |
| Alcohol use disorder | 30 (6.79) | 24 (6.84) | 1 (2.94) | ||
| NA | 2 (0.45) | 2 (0.57) | 0 (0.00) | ||
Quantitative variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Qualitative variables are reported as frequency (percentage). a) An independent t-test was utilized to compare the means of quantitative variables with an approximately normal distribution between the discharged and deceased groups. b) Fisher's exact test was applied to assess the association between qualitative variables and the outcome variable