Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the diabetic ICU survivors and nonsurvivors
|
Survivors (n = 310) |
Nonsurvivors (n = 192) |
All patients (n = 502) | P ‐ value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (male), n (%) | 184 (59.4) | 101 (52.6) | 285 (56.8) | 0.140 |
| Age (years) | 79 (68, 85) | 83 (77, 86.8) | 81 (71.8, 85.3) | <0.001* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.2 (21.7, 26.1) | 23.9 (21.5, 26.1) | 24.2 (21.6, 26.1) | 0.245 |
| APACHE II score | 19 (14, 24) | 25.4 ± 8.7 | 21 (15, 27) | <0.001* |
| Surgical patients, n (%) | 43 (13.9) | 15 (7.8) | 58 (11.6) | 0.044* |
| Insulin therapy before ICU, n (%) | 133 (42.9) | 86 (44.8) | 219 (43.6) | 0.711 |
| Reasons for ICU admission, n (%) | ||||
| Sepsis | 74 (23.9) | 83 (43.2) | 157 (31.3) | <0.001* |
| Thoracic or respiratory disease | 97 (31.3) | 45 (23.4) | 142 (28.3) | 0.066 |
| Cardiac and vascular disease | 59 (19.0) | 42 (21.9) | 101 (20.1) | 0.492 |
| Neurologic disease | 20 (6.5) | 5 (2.6) | 25 (6.5) | 0.059 |
| Renal dysfunction | 19 (6.1) | 8 (4.2) | 27 (5.4) | 0.418 |
| Gastrointestinal disease | 19 (6.1) | 6 (3.1) | 25 (5.0) | 0.146 |
| Postoperative care | 14 (4.5) | 2 (1.0) | 16 (3.2) | 0.036* |
| Other | 8 (2.6) | 1 (0.5) | 9 (1.8) | 0.163 |
| Patient comorbidities | ||||
| Respiratory disease | 63 (20.3) | 47 (24.5) | 110 (21.9) | 0.318 |
| Cardiac and vascular disease | 272 (87.7) | 167 (95.3) | 390 (90.6) | 0.004* |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 205 (66.1) | 113 (58.9) | 318 (63.3) | 0.106 |
| Chronic renal disease | 113 (36.5) | 91 (47.4) | 178 (40.6) | 0.019* |
| Gastrointestinal disease | 20 (6.5) | 16 (8.3) | 36 (7.2) | 0.478 |
| Malignancy | 64 (20.6) | 31 (16.1) | 95 (18.9) | 0.241 |
*
P < 0.05. APACHE II scores, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score.