Table 1.
In-hospital characteristics of ARDS survivors, by recollection of enrollment at 3 months following hospital discharge.
| Recalls participation |
Does not recall |
P-value | Effect Size | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 287 | n = 99 | ||||
| Age (Median) | 51.7 | 53.8 | 0.14 | (−0.09, 0.37) | |
| Age n(%) | |||||
| <45 years | 94 (33%) | 25(25%) | 0.16 | −0.16 | (−0.39, 0.07) |
| 45–65 years | 141 (49%) | 54 (55%) | 0.32 | 0.12 | (−0.11, 0.34) |
| 65+ years | 52 (18%) | 20 (20%) | 0.70 | 0.04 | (−0.18, 0.27) |
| Female n (%) | 121 (42%) | 52 (53%) | 0.07 | 0.21 | (−0.02, 0.44) |
| White n (%) | 211 (74%) | 61 (62%) | 0.03 | −0.26 | (−0.49, −0.03) |
| Baseline SOFA, mean (SD) | 4.3 (2.9) | 4.9 (2.9) | 0.04 | 0.24 | (0.01, 0.47) |
| Day 7 SOFA | 3.1 (2.9) | 3.2 (2.9) | 0.96 | 0.006 | (−0.26, 0.27) |
| Organ Failure Free Days, mean (SD) | 21.2 (7.5) | 19.8 (8.4) | 0.14 | −0.18 | (−0.41, 0.06) |
| Ventilator Free Days, mean (SD) | 18.2 (8.1) | 14.6 (9.3) | <0.01 | −0.43 | (−0.66, −0.19) |
| ICU Length of Stay, mean (SD) | 11.5 (7.8) | 13.9(8.0) | 0.16 | 0.30 | (0.07, 0.53) |
The effect size is the difference in the mean or prevalence between those who recall participation and those who do not divided by an estimate of the standard deviation of the variable.