Table 1.

Patient and clinical characteristics of severe sepsis survivors with post-sepsis depression data

Variables	Post-sepsis Depression Data Present (n = 471)
Panel A: Demographic & Social Characteristics
Age (years)	75.3 (8.4)
Female	248 (52.6%)
Race
White	378 (80.2%)
Black	87 (14.0%)
Other	6 (1.3%)
Education
High school or less	177 (37.6%)
Some college	166 (35.2%)
College graduate	128 (27.2%)
Living Arrangement
Married/partnered	256 (54.3%)
Unmarried but living with others	78 (16.6%)
Unmarried and living alone	135 (28.7%)
Alcohol use (days/week)	1.6 (1.1)
Smoking Status
Never smoked	146 (31.0%)
Former smoker	256 (54.4%)
Current smoker	69 (14.6%)
Charlson Comorbidity Score	1.9 (1.5)
Pre-sepsis cognitive function
Normal	441(93.6%)
Mild to moderate impairment	22 (4.7%)
Moderate to severe impairment	8 (1.7%)
Pre-sepsis ADL/Instrumental ADL impairments	1.7 (2.5)
Missing pre-sepsis depression data	9 (1.9%)
Panel B: Characteristics of the Severe Sepsis Hospitalization
Organ Dysfunction Score	1.2 (0.4)
Acute conditions
Cardiovascular dysfunction	125 (26.5%)
Neurologic dysfunction	36 (7.6%)
Hematologic dysfunction	100 (21.2%)
Hepatic dysfunction	2 (0.4%)
Renal dysfunction	184 (39.1%)
Respiratory dysfunction	94 (20.0%)
Admitted to an intensive care unit	220 (46.7%)
Required mechanical ventilation	94 (20.0%)
Required major surgery	106 (22.5%)
Required dialysis	22 (4.7%)
Hospital length of stay (days)	10.8 (10.3)
Post-sepsis cognitive function
Normal	456 (96.8%)
Mild to moderate impairment	6 (1.3%)
Moderate to severe impairment	9 (1.9%)
Post-sepsis ADL/Instrumental ADL impairments	1.2 (2.1)

All values are mean ± SD or n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

Abbreviations (in alphabetic order): ADL = Activities of Daily Living.