Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| N = 50 | N = 45 | |
|---|---|---|
| All included patients | Patients included in the point accuracy analysis | |
| Age in years, median (IQR) | 65 (56-72) | 65 (55-72) |
| Male gender, number (%) | 25 (50%) | 24 (53%) |
| Race, number (%) | ||
| Caucasian | 45 (90%) | 40 (89%) |
| Black | 4 (8%) | 4 (9%) |
| Asian | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
| BMI in kg/m2, median (IQR) | 24.7 (22.4-27.6) | 24.4 (22.2-27.3) |
| Admission diagnosis, number (%) | ||
| Medical | 31 (62%) | 26 (58%) |
| Emergency surgery | 11 (22%) | 11 (24%) |
| Planned surgery | 8 (16%) | 8 (18%) |
| Planned admission, number (%) | 10 (20%) | 9 (20%) |
| History of diabetes, number (%) | ||
| No diabetes | 39 (78%) | 34 (76%) |
| Diabetes, unknown treatment | 2 (4%) | 2 (4%) |
| Diabetes treated with insulin | 4 (8%) | 4 (9%) |
| Diabetes treated with oral agents | 5 (10%) | 5 (12%) |
| APACHE II score, median (IQR) | 23 (17-26) | 22 (17-25) |
| SAPS II, median (IQR) | 46 (39-55) | 46 (40-55) |
| ICU LOS in days, median (IQR) | 9 (4-16) | 11 (5-16) |
| Hospital LOS in days, median (IQR) | 19 (10-35) | 19 (11-35) |
| ICU mortality, number (%) | 11 (22%) | 10 (22%) |
| Hospital mortality, number (%) | 15 (30%) | 14 (31%) |
APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; BMI, body mass index; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; LOS, length of stay; SAPS II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II.