Table 1.
Sample characteristics (N=50) | Control group | Study group | p value | |
(N = 23) | (N=27) | |||
Age (median) | 79 | 77 | 0.6401 | |
IQR | 17 | 27 | ||
Gender (%) | ||||
Female | 12 (52) | 14 (52) | ||
Male | 11 (48) | 13 (48) | ||
IQR | 1 | 1 | ||
Primary diagnosis (%) | ||||
Neurological diseases (stroke, Alzheimer's) | 5 (22) | 18 (67) | 0.9898 | |
Infectious diseases (lung diseases, sepsis) | 17 (74) | 7 (26) | 0.7788 | |
Cancer | 1 (4) | 2 (7) | 0.6531 | |
Days of hospitalization | 32 | 331 | <0.00001 | |
Days of orotracheal intubation | 12 | 331 | <0.00001 | |
IQR | 19 | 509 |
IQR - interquartile range.