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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Crit Care. 2018 Feb 3;45:163–169. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.02.001

Table 2.

Objective and Subjective Physical Function Measures at the Time of ICU Recovery Clinic Visit Related to Readmissions and Mortality

Patient Characteristic ALL PATIENTS n=36 6 MONTH READMISSION 1 YEAR MORTALITY OR
YES NO OR (95%CI), p-value YES NO (95%CI), p-value

Hand grip strength*, Kg force, median (IQR)
 Left 20.7 (14.0) 14 (21) 21.67 (13.2) OR 0.98 (0.91-1.04), p 0.47 13.67 (8.3) 21.7 (14) OR 0.96 (0.88-1.05), p 0.42
 Right 19.5 (16.1) 14 (10.7) 21 (16.5) OR 0.95 (0.88-1.02), p 0.16 13.3 (3) 19.8 (16.7) OR 0.96 (0.88-1.06), p 0.42

SPPB*, median (IQR)
 Balance Subscore 3 (3) 2 (4) 3 (2) OR 0.74 (0.47-1.15), p 0.18 0 (2) 3 (2) OR 0.52 (0.27-0.99), p 0.03
 Gait Subscore 1 (1) 0 (2) 1.5 (1.5) OR 0.53 (0.25-1.11), p 0.07 1 (1) 1 (2) OR 0.65 (0.25-1.71), p 0.36
 Chair Subscore 1 (2) 1 (1) 1 (2) OR 0.70 (0.35-1.41), p 0.29 0 (1) 1 (2) OR 0.37 (0.09-1.54), p 0.09
 TOTAL Score 5 (5) 4 (6) 6 (4.5) OR 0.83 (0.66-1.05), p 0.11 2 (3) 5.5 (4) OR 0.73 (0.52-1.04), p 0.053

Short Form-36, median(IQR)
 Physical Functioning 35 (30) 20 (27.5) 40 (30) OR 0.97 (0.93-1.01), p 0.18 15 (22.5) 40 (30) OR 0.94 (0.88-1.01), p 0.11
 Physical Role 0 (25) 0 (12.5) 0 (25) OR 1.0 (0.97-1.03), p 0.95 0 (0) 0 (25)
 Emotional Role 66.7 (100) 66.7 (100) 66.7 (100) OR 1.0 (0.98-1.02), p 0.91 50 (66.7) 66.7 (100) OR 1.0 (0.97-1.02), p 0.78
 Vitality 30 (30) 30 (25) 30 (35) OR 0.99 (0.96-1.03), p 0.66 22.5 (15) 35 (30) OR 0.98 (0.93-1.03), p 0.35
 Mental Health 68 (44) 60 (42) 68 (36) OR 1.0 (0.97-1.03), p 0.92 70 (22) 64 (48) OR 1.0 (0.96-1.04), p 0.99
 Social Functioning 50 (50) 75 (43.75) 50 (37.5) OR 1.02 (0.99-1.05), p 0.14 56.3 (56.3) 50 (62.5) OR 1.0 (0.96-1.03), p 0.78
 Bodily Pain 42.5 (57.5) 30 (60) 47.5 (57.5) OR 0.99 (0.97-1.01), p 0.43 51.3 (78.8) 42.5 (57.5) OR 1.0 (0.97-1.02), p 0.95
 General Health 40 (30) 42.5 (15) 40 (35) OR 1.01 (0.97-1.06), p 0.58 25 (17.5) 45 (25) OR 0.92 (0.84-1.00), p 0.051
Physical Summary Score 21.8 (28.8) 14.7(22.1) 26.9 (27.4) OR 0.98 (0.94-1.02), p 0.36 5.6 (41.2) 25.9 (27.4) OR 0.95 (0.89-1.01), p 0.12
Mental Summary Score 78.7 (61.7) 69.4 (58.0) 78.7 (60.1) OR 1.01 (0.98-1.03), p 0.61 58.6 (59.0) 78.7 (63.0) OR 1.00 (0.97-1.03), p 0.99

Objective and subjective physical function testing completed at the time of the ICU Recovery Clinic visit.

Abbreviations: Kg= Kilograms; IQR= Interquartile Range; SPPB= Short Physical Performance Battery; OR= Odds Ratio; CI= Confidence Interval.

*

Missing data for 1 patient.

Missing data for 6 patients.

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