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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 15.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Apr;175(4):523–529. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7889

Table 2.

Adjusted Probabilities of Transitioning Between the Pre-ICU and Post-ICU Functional Trajectoriesa

Pre-ICU Functional Trajectory Post-ICU Functional Trajectory (95% CI)
Minimal Disability
(n = 44)		 Mild to Moderate Disability
(n = 64)		 Severe Disability
(n = 113)		 Early Deathb
(n = 70)
Minimal disability (n = 86) 0.49 (0.31–0.65) 0.27 (0.16–0.45) 0.13 (0.04–0.19) 0.12 (0.05–0.19)
Mild to moderate disability (n = 128) 0.02 (0.00–0.10) 0.32 (0.23–0.42) 0.40 (0.28–0.49) 0.26 (0.19–0.35)
Severe disability (n = 77) 0.00 (0.00-0.00) 0.00 (0.00–0.07) 0.66 (0.52–0.75) 0.34 (0.23–0.44)

Abbreviation: ICU, intensive care unit.

a

Membership in the post-ICU functional trajectories was adjusted for the following covariates: age, sex, years of education, race, number of chronic conditions, primary discharge diagnosis of cardiac disease, ICU length of stay in days, mechanical ventilation, shock, cognitive impairment, depression, and physical frailty. Adjustment led to 2 participants moving from the post-ICU minimal disability group to the mild to moderate disability group.

b

Early death was defined as death occurring within 30 days of the hospital admission date. This group includes those who died in the hospital (n = 50) and those who died after hospital discharge but within 30 days of hospital admission (n = 20).