Table 3.
Sociodemographic characteristics of patients admitted to adult intensive care units in Brazil in 2007 - 2020
| Study | Male sex (%) | Age (mean ± standard deviation) | Marital status (%) | Education (%) | Race (%) | Religion (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acuña et al.(14) | 67.1 | 53.3 ± 18.6 | 59.5 married | 43 with <4 four years of study | 59.5 white | - - |
| Albuquerque et al.(15) | 53.0 | 66.5 ±19.4 | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Bezerra et al.(16) | 49.6 | 65.8 ± 18.7 | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Castro et al.(17) | 56.0 | 59.0 | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Cruz et al.(18) | 43.1 | 39-59 years: 36.1%* | 53.4 married | - - | - - | - - |
| El-Fakhouri et al.(19) | 57.9 | 56.6 ± 19.18 | - - | 63.3 primary school | 77.1 white | 75.1 Catholic; 18.0 Protestant |
| Favarin et al.(20) | 58.0 | 64.8 ± 5.6 | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| França et al.(21) | 55.9 | 53.2 | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Freitas et al.(22) | 53.8 | 60.5 ± 19.2 | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Galvão et al.(23) | 59.0 | 60.0 | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Guia et al.(24) | 43.4 | 77.4 ± 10.9 | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Marques et al.(25) | 55.8 | 68.0 ± 19.3 | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Matias et al.(26) | 60.0 | 62-71 years: 33.2%* | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Melo et al.(27) | 64.9 | 49.0† | 45.5 married | 72.4 primary; 2.3 high school | - - | - - |
| Nascimento et al.(28) | 58.0 | 58.8 | 48.0 married | - - | 65.0 brown | - - |
| Nogueira et al.(29) | 56.7 | 66.0 | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Nogueira et al.(30) | 56.5 | 60.8 ± 18.7 | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Pauletti et al.(31) | 58.4 | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Perão et al.(32) | 60.5 | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Del Painter et al.(33) | - - | 57.3 ± 19.8 | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Queiroz et al.(34) | 51.4 | 64.8 ± 19.6 | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Rodriguez et al.(35) | 61.6 | 50.0 | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Silva et al.(36) | 44.6 | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Silva et al.(37) | 53.9 | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Soares et al.(38) | 49.9 | 62.0 ± 2.0 | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Sousa et al.(39) | 54.8 | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - |
| Vieira et al.(40) | 58.2 | 49.3 ± 18.9 | - - | - - | - - | - - |
*
Age expressed as frequency (%) by age group; † median.