Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| All N = 5814 (100%) |
One-year survivors N = 2401 (41%) |
One-year non-survivors N = 3413 (59%) |
P value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 65 (56–74) | 63 (54–71) | 67 (57–76) | < 0.01 |
| Gender (male) | 71% | 72% | 69% | < 0.01 |
| Physical status (independent)2 | 84% | 92% | 79% | < 0.01 |
| 24h-EC-SOFA | 7 (5–9) | 6 (5–8) | 7 (5–10) | < 0.01 |
| 24 h-SOFA | 9 (7–12) | 8 (6–10) | 10 (8–13) | < 0.01 |
| One-year costs (€1000) | 23 (10–50) | 47 (28–75) | 12 (6.6–25) | < 0.01 |
| Cost per day alive (€) | 880 (150–2500) | 130 (77–200) | 2200 (1300–3400) | < 0.01 |
1P value for comparison between outcome groups
2Simplified WHO/ECOG-classification before cardiac arrest