TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population according to the in-hospital mortality status of patients with cerebral infarction in the ICU.
| Variables | Total (n = 1002) | Survivors (n = 877) | Non-survivors (n = 125) | P |
| Age, mean ± SD | 65.09 ± 10.60 | 64.99 ± 10.50 | 65.82 ± 11.28 | 0.415 |
| Gender, n (%) | 0.275 | |||
| Female | 404 (40.32) | 348 (39.68) | 56 (44.80) | |
| Male | 598 (59.68) | 529 (60.32) | 69 (55.20) | |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 29.88 ± 5.54 | 29.87 ± 5.40 | 29.95 ± 6.42 | 0.892 |
| WBC (K/uL), mean ± SD | 12.82 ± 5.88 | 12.41 ± 5.44 | 15.70 ± 7.82 | <0.001 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL), mean ± SD | 10.67 ± 2.18 | 10.71 ± 2.16 | 10.40 ± 2.34 | 0.138 |
| Sodium (mEq/L), mean ± SD | 138.88 ± 4.66 | 138.71 ± 4.41 | 140.04 ± 6.05 | 0.020 |
| Potassium (mEq/L), mean ± SD | 4.29 ± 0.57 | 4.28 ± 0.55 | 4.35 ± 0.70 | 0.256 |
| Calciumtotal (mg/dL), mean ± SD | 8.45 ± 0.71 | 8.47 ± 0.69 | 8.28 ± 0.81 | 0.011 |
| Glucose (mg/dL), mean ± SD | 145.97 ± 60.63 | 142.36 ± 56.68 | 171.28 ± 79.01 | <0.001 |
| PT (sec), mean ± SD | 15.46 ± 7.49 | 14.86 ± 6.16 | 19.71 ± 12.83 | <0.001 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL), mean ± SD | 1.47 ± 1.42 | 1.40 ± 1.38 | 1.93 ± 1.65 | <0.001 |
| HT, n (%) | 498 (49.70) | 452 (51.54) | 46 (36.80) | 0.002 |
| DM, n (%) | 429 (42.81) | 371 (42.30) | 58 (46.40) | 0.386 |
| HF, n (%) | 288 (28.74) | 245 (27.94) | 43 (34.40) | 0.135 |
| MI, n (%) | 166 (16.57) | 144 (16.42) | 22 (17.60) | 0.740 |
| CKD, n (%) | 228 (22.75) | 192 (21.89) | 36 (28.80) | 0.085 |
| ARF, n (%) | 390 (38.92) | 309 (35.23) | 81 (64.80) | <0.001 |
| Pneumonia, n (%) | 216 (21.56) | 166 (18.93) | 50 (40.00) | <0.001 |
| HLP, n (%) | 566 (56.49) | 503 (57.35) | 63 (50.40) | 0.142 |
| COPD, n (%) | 141 (14.07) | 117 (13.34) | 24 (19.20) | 0.078 |
| Sepsis, n (%) | 482 (48.10) | 383 (43.67) | 99 (79.20) | <0.001 |
| Ventilation, n (%) | 762 (76.05) | 654 (74.57) | 108 (86.40) | 0.004 |
| Hospday (day), mean ± SD | 13.56 ± 14.02 | 13.51 ± 13.40 | 13.89 ± 17.85 | 0.780 |
| PLR, mean ± SD | 1.88 ± 2.34 | 1.75 ± 2.18 | 2.81 ± 3.11 | <0.001 |
WBC, white blood cell; BMI, body mass index; PT, prothrombin time; HT, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; HF, heart failure; MI, myocardial infarction; HLP, hyperlipidemia; Hospday, length of hospital stay; CKD, chronic kidney disease; ARF, acute renal failure; Ventilation, mechanical ventilation; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PLR; platelet(105/ul)-to-lymphocyte(103/ul) ratio. Bold values indicate P < 0.05 and are statistically significant.