Table 1.
Variable | No. (%)a |
---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 105 (53.3) |
Female | 91 (46.2) |
Age, mean (SD), y | 67 (16.7) |
Length of stay through end of study period, d | 7.8 (5.6) |
ICU stay, d | 75 (38.1) |
ICU length of stay, mean (SD), d | 7.9 (4.7) |
BMI ≥30 (kg/m2)b | 96 (49.5) |
Concurrent disease states | |
Hypertension | 133 (67.5) |
Renal disease | 94 (47.7) |
Diabetes | 62 (31.5) |
Congestive heart failure | 33 (16.8) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases | 29 (14.7) |
Asthma | 18 (9.1) |
Admission status during study period | |
Admitted | 93 (47.2) |
Discharged home | 77 (39.1) |
Died | 23 (11.7) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body-mass index; ICU, intensive care unit.
aData are number (percentage) of patients unless otherwise specified.
bAnalysis included 194 patients with available data.