Table 1.
Patients Characteristics
| Characteristics | Total (N = 116) |
|---|---|
| Age, y | 63 (54-74) |
| Sex, male | 67 (58%) |
| BMI | 31 (26-34) |
| Medical history: | |
| Hypertension | 79 (68%) |
| Diabetes | 38 (33%) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 28 (24%) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18 (16%) |
| Coronary artery disease | 14 (12%) |
| Chronic heart failure | 16 (14%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| African American | 89 (77%) |
| White | 11 (9%) |
| Hispanic | 13 (11%) |
| Asian | 3 (3%) |
| APACHE II | 17 (11-21) |
| SOFA at time of first PT session | 4 (3-5) |
| FSS-ICU | 17 (9-23) |
| Pao2: Fio2 | 145 (105-217) |
| Outcomes | |
| ICU length of stay, days | 7 (3.5-15) |
| Hospital length of stay, days | 16 (10-28.5) |
| Presence of intubation | 47 (40%) |
| Duration of mechanical ventilation, days | 6 (4-16) |
| Hospital mortality | 22 (19%) |
| ICU mortality | 20 (17%) |
| Discharge destination | n = 94 |
| Home | 57 (61%) |
| Acute rehabilitation | 16 (17%) |
| Long-term acute care facility | 9 (10%) |
| Sub-acute rehabilitation | 8 (8%) |
| Skilled nursing facility | 4 (4%) |
Data presented as median (interquartile range) for continuous variables and absolute value (%) for categorical variables. APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; FSS-ICU = functional status score for the ICU; Pao2: Fio2 = ratio of Pao2 to fractional inspired oxygen; SOFA = Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.