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. 2021 Dec 10;8:784429. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.784429

Table 3.

Comparison of the Clinical Outcomes of Patients between the Non-obese vs. Obese, Female vs. Male, and by age range groups.

Clinical outcome Non-ICU ICU-survivor ICU-death
Obese X non-obese Non-obese
(n = 58)
Obese
(n = 31)
Non-obese
(n = 14)
Obese
(n = 25)
Non-obese
(n = 6)
Obese
(n = 11)
P value
Hospitalization time (days) 5 (3–10) 6 (3–10) 17.5 (12–24)a 18 (12–28)a 18 (13–22)a 22 (11–27)a <0.0001
Intubation,
n (%)
6 (42.8) 13 (52.0) 6 (100.0) 11 (100.0)
In-hospital mortality, n (%) 6 (35.3) 11 (64.7)
Female X Male Female (n = 38) Male
(n = 51)
Female (n = 16) Male
(n = 23)
Female (n = 5) Male
(n = 12)
P value
Hospitalization time (days) 4.5 (3–10) 6 (4–10) 19.5 (13–27)a 17 (11–28)a 22 (14–27)a 20 (9–25)a <0.0001
Intubation,
n (%)
8 (50) 11 (47.8) 5 (100) 12 (100)
In-hospital mortality, n (%) 5 (29.4) 12 (70.6)
<60 y vs. >60 y <60 y (n = 63) ≥60 y
(n = 26)
<60 y (n = 27) ≥60 y
(n = 12)
<60 y (n = 3) ≥60 y
(n = 14)
P value
Hospitalization time (days) 5 (3–10) 6 (3–10) 17 (11–21) a 25 (16–29)a 11 (>8) 21 (15–25)a <0.0001
Intubation,
n (%)
11 (40.7) 8 (66.7) 3 (100) 14 (100)
In-hospital mortality, n (%) 3 (17.6) 14 (82.4)

Values are reported as a number (%) or median and interquartile range (Q1–Q3).

Body mass index classes: non-obese <29.9 kg·m2; obese >30 kg·m2.

Kruskal-Wallis test for differences between clinical results within groups, with statistical significance represent by symbols:

a

compared to Non-IC.