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. 2013 Apr 17;17(2):R72. doi: 10.1186/cc12680

Table 5.

Outcomes among different groups of BMI

< 18.50
Number = 196
18.50 to 24.99
Number = 1,020
25.0 to 29.99
Number = 816
30.0 to 39.99
Number = 680
≥ 40
Number = 170
P value
Hospital mortality, number (%) 121 (61.7) 580 (56.9) 444 (54.4) 349 (51.3) 76 (44.7) 0.003
ICU mortality, number (%) 102 (52.0) 451 (44.2) 335 (41.1) 265 (39.0) 57 (33.5) 0.001
ICU length of stay, mean (SD) 9.9 (9.4) 10.5 (12.5) 11.4 (14.7) 11.2 (14.3) 12.2 (12.7) 0.30
Hospital length of stay, mean (SD) 25.1 (33.6) 25.1 (31.8) 27.8 (35.2) 26.5 (34.8) 34.3 (44.2) 0.02

BMI, body mass index.