Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the study group; * measurements were available for 13 female and 58 male patients; **measurements were available for 13 female and 57 male patients.
| Male (n = 60) | Female (n = 14) | All (n = 74) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age [years] | 64.5 (57.0; 72.3) | 71.0 (68.3; 74.3) | 66.0 (57.0; 72.8) |
| BMI [kg/m2]* | 27 (Favre et al., 2021; Park et al., 2011) | 31 (Watanabe et al., 2020; Li et al., 2020) | 27 (Favre et al., 2021; Rojas-Osornio et al., 2019) |
| Deceased | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| Hospital to ICU admission [days] | 1.0 [0; 2.25] | 1.0 [0; 1.0] | 1.0 [0; 2.0] |
| ICU length of stay [days] | 18.5 (10.0; 38.5) | 21.5 (16.0; 29.3) | 20.0 (10.0; 37.8) |
| ICU-free days [days] | 3.0 (0; 18.3) | 8.0 (0; 14.0) | 3.5 (0; 18.0) |
| Length of mechanical ventilation [days] | 14.5 (7.3; 30.0) | 21.5 (10.3; 31.3) | 16.0 (8.0; 31.3) |
| Ventilator-free days [days] | 6.0 (0; 22.0) | 8.5 (0; 19.8) | 7.0 (0; 21.8) |
| CSA [cm2] ** | 181.85 (155.02; 198.87) | 99.29 (93.68; 132.28) | 160.78 (133.79; 193.79) |
| PMA [cm2] ** | 44.66 (33.02; 53.29) | 26.72 (23.58; 32.53) | 39.95 (30.15; 49.69) |
| VAT [cm2] ** | 131.73 (94.39; 180.14) | 60.42 (52.78; 116.35) | 125.86 (67.09; 164.35) |