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. 2009 Sep 10;180(11):1092–1097. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200904-0537OC

TABLE 2.

COX SURVIVAL MODEL: PREDICTORS OF SURVIVAL 1 YEAR AFTER INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ADMISSION (N = 300)

Variable HR (95% CI) P Value
ICU delirium days, time-varying, d 1.10 (1.02–1.18) 0.01
Age, yr 1.03 (1.01–1.05) 0.009
Male 1.33 (0.95–1.86) 0.10
Nonwhite race 0.76 (0.47–1.22) 0.26
Dementia 1.07 (0.72–1.58) 0.74
Instrumental activities of daily living (range, 0–6) 1.30 (1.16–1.45) <0.001
Admission from emergency room 0.79 (0.55–1.13) 0.19
Charlson comorbidity index 1.21 (1.11–1.31) <0.001
ICU admitting diagnosis: respiratory disorder 0.71 (0.48–1.05) 0.09
APACHE II score minus Glasgow Coma Component 1.05 (1.02–1.08) 0.001
Intubation 1.38 (0.83–2.30) 0.22
Receipt of opioids or benzodiazepines in the ICU 1.24 (0.70–2.19) 0.46
Receipt of haloperidol in the ICU 0.78 (0.52–1.19) 0.25
ICU length of stay, time-varying, d
0.98 (0.93–1.05)
0.59

Definition of abbreviations: APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CI = confidence interval; HR = hazard ratio; ICU = intensive care unit.