Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of 220 patients admitted to ICU
| Characteristics | Statistics |
|---|---|
| Age (yrs; mean [SD]) | 70.7 (16.7) |
| N (%) | |
| Gender (men) | 109 (49.5) |
| Admission category | |
| Medical ICU | 174 (79.1) |
| Surgical ICU | 43 (19.5) |
| Stroke Unit | 3 (1.4) |
| Primary diagnosis on admission | |
| Respiratory failure | 127 (57.7) |
| Hypertension | 80 (36.5) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 57 (25.9) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 36 (16.4) |
| Cerebral vascular disease | 35 (16.0) |
| Heart failure | 34 (15.5) |
| Sepsis shock | 25 (11.4) |
| Prior medical history | |
| Hypertension | 113 (62.4) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 70 (38.6) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 24 (13.2) |
| COPD | 24 (13.2) |
| Othersa | 79 (36.0) |
| Median (IQR) | |
| No. of days on mechanical ventilation (before enrollment) | 9 (6–11.5) |
| APACHE II score | 22 (18–28) |
| Length of stay ICU (d) | 16 (11–25) |