Table 3. General medical characteristics of 700 patients with ARDS.
| Medical characteristics | N | n (%) or Md (IQR) |
|---|---|---|
| SAPS-IIa score | 485 | 46.0 (36.0–58.0) |
| SOFA scoreb | 390 | 9 [7–11] |
| Respiratory | 659 | 3 [3–4] |
| Coagulation | 675 | 0 (0–2) |
| Liver | 655 | 0 (0–1) |
| Cardiovascular | 647 | 3 [3–4] |
| Central nervous system | 459 | 0 (0–0) |
| Renal | 647 | 1 (0–2) |
| Oxygenationb PaO2/FiO2 ratio | 657 | 101.5 (70.7–160.0) |
| Selected comorbiditiesc (multiple answers) | 408 | |
| Active cancer therapy | 68 (16.7) | |
| Malignancy with distant metastases | 24 (5.9) | |
| Hematological malignancy | 29 (7.1) | |
| Chronic heart failure (NYHA-IV) | 15 (3.7) | |
| AIDS | 5 (1.2) | |
| Cirrhosis of the liver | 30 (7.3) | |
| Physician diagnosed alcohol disorder | 48 (11.8) | |
| None of them | 313 (76.7) | |
| BMI | 679 | 26.6 (24.2–31.0) |
| Obesityd | 679 | 197 (29.0) |
ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; Md, median; IQR, interquartile range; SAPS-II score, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II; SOFA score, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; BMI, body mass index; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; NYHA-IV, New York Heart Association stage IV; AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome. a, as assessed at admission at the ICU; b, as assessed at time of the diagnosis of ARDS; c, according to the SAPS-III score; d, BMI ≥30 kg/m2.