TABLE 4.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients admitted to ICU and experiencing mortality
| Characteristic |
Admitted to ICU
N = 448 |
Mortality
N = 336 |
|---|---|---|
| Female sex | 151 (33.6%) | 155 (46.1%) |
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| Ethnicity: | ||
| White | 309 (69.0%) | 277 (82.6%) |
| South Asian | 19 (4.3%) | 9 (2.7%) |
| Black | 25 (5.5%) | 7 (2.2%) |
| West Asian | 14 (3.1%) | |
| Chinese | 23 (5.0%) | 17 (5.0%) |
| Other | 59 (13.1%) | 25 (7.5%) |
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| Housing: | ||
| Private dwelling | 395 (88.3%) | 155 (46.1%) |
| Assisted living facility | 20 (4.5%) | 133 (39.6%) |
| Long term care facility | 20 (4.5%) | 44 (13.0%) |
| Homeless / shelter | 12 (2.7%) | Both groups < 5a |
| Other | ||
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| Province: | ||
| Alberta | 33 (7.4%) | 19 (5.7%) |
| Ontario | 239 (53.4%) | 146 (43.5%) |
| Quebec | 169 (37.7%) | 167 (49.7%) |
| Nova Scotia | 7 (1.6%) | < 5 |
| Obese (Calculated BMI ≥30 or obesity noted in medical record) | 173 (38.7%) | 83 (24.6%) |
| Comorbidities: | ||
| None of respiratory, cardiovascular, immunosuppressed, or immunocompromised | 76 (17.0%) | 24 (7.0%) |
| Cardiovascular | 332(74.2%) | 297 (88.5%) |
| Respiratory | 143 (32.0%) | 123 (36.5%) |
| Immunosuppressed | 32 (7.1%) | 23 (6.9%) |
| Immunocompromised | 13 (2.9%) | 9 (2.8%) |
a
Cells collapsed so no single cell presented with n < 5.