TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Women and Men Admitted to the ICU
| Characteristics | All Patients, n = 699,535 | Womena, n = 305,849 (43.7% of All Patients) | Mena, n = 393,686 (56.3% of All Patients) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yr | 62.4 (17.4) | 61.4 (18.3) | 63.2 (16.6) |
| Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation III score | 50.1 (23.3) | 48.7 (23) | 51.2 (23.4) |
| Admission type | |||
| Elective | 275,852 (39.6%) | 115,818 (38%) | 160,034 (40.8%) |
| Emergency | 420,588 (60.4%) | 188,706 (62%) | 231,882 (59.2%) |
| Limitation of medical treatment | 53,789 (7.7%) | 25,456 (8.3%) | 28,333 (7.2%) |
| Length of ICU stay, hr | 41.1 (21.75–74) | 38.4 (21.3–70.8) | 42.8 (22.1–78.1) |
| Diagnostic category | |||
| Cardiovascular (excludes cardiac surgery) | 92,276 (13.2%) | 34,640 (11.4%) | 57,636 (14.7%) |
| Cardiac surgery | 70,783 (10.1%) | 16,858 (5.5%) | 53,925 (13.7%) |
| Respiratory | 99,794 (14.4%) | 44,645 (14.6%) | 55,149(14%) |
| Gastrointestinal | 116,561(16.7%) | 55,979 (18.3%) | 60,582 (15.4%) |
| Neurologic | 88,014 (12.6%) | 42,679 (14%) | 45,335 (11.5%) |
| Trauma | 32,155 (4.6%) | 9,761 (3.2%) | 22,394 (5.7%) |
| Sepsis | 53,285 (7.6%) | 23,798 (7.8%) | 29,487 (7.5%) |
| Metabolic, hematological, renal, and genitourinary | 95,934 (13.7%) | 52,099 (17.1%) | 43,835 (11.2%) |
| Musculoskeletal, soft tissue and skin | 49,419 (7.1%) | 24,732 (8.1%) | 24,687 (6.3%) |
| ICU mortality | 30,891 (4.4%) | 12,287 (4%) | 18,604 (4.7%) |
| Hospital mortality | 48,890 (7%) | 19,679 (6.5%) | 29,211 (7.5%) |
a
All variables were significantly different between women and men (p < 0.001); using t test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test as appropriate.
Data are presented as number and percentage of patients, mean and sd, or median and interquartile range.