Table 1. Baseline Characteristics.
BMI: body mass index; SD: standard deviation; DM: diabetes mellitus; HTN: hypertension; CKD: chronic kidney disease; CAD: coronary artery disease; CVA: cerebral vascular accident.
*Statistical significant
| Characteristics | Etomidate Group (n=34) | No Etomidate Group (n=10) | P value | ||||
| Age (y), Mean ± SD | 72.82 ± 13.61 | 64.40 ± 15.93 | 0.20 | ||||
| Sex Male, n (%) | 19 (55.8) | 6 (60) | 1.00 | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2), Mean ± SD | 30.12 ± 8.22 | 30.69 ± 4.46 | 0.30 | ||||
| Race, n (%) | African American | 9 (26.4) | 4 (40) | 0.64 | |||
| Asian | 6 (17.6) | 1 (10) | |||||
| White | 18 (52.9) | 5 (50) | |||||
| Other | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0) | |||||
| Comorbid Conditions, n (%) | DM | 7 (20.5) | 6 (60) | 0.02* | |||
| HTN | 26 (76.5) | 9 (90) | 0.66 | ||||
| CKD | 11 (32.3) | 3 (30) | 1.0 | ||||
| CAD | 12 (35.3) | 4 (40) | 1.0 | ||||
| CVA | 4 (11.8) | 0 (0) | 0.56 | ||||
| Malignancy | 10 (31.3) | 4 (40) | 0.7 | ||||
| Septic Shock, n (%) | 22 (64.7) | 4 (40) | 0.14 | ||||