Table 1.
Demographic data of study participants with >200 measurements upon admission (N=217).
| Characteristics | No deterioration (n=193) | Deteriorated (n=24) | P value | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 70.3 (15.2) | 71.8 (13.1) | .65 | ||
| Sex (male/female), n/n | 115/79 | 16/8 | .52 | ||
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 27.1 (5.4) | 24.8 (6.2) | .05 | ||
| Ethnicity, n | .82 | ||||
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Ashkenazy | 83 | 11 |
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Sephardi | 104 | 13 |
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Arabic | 6 | 0 |
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Other | 1 | 0 |
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| Blood oxygen saturation (%), mean (SD) | 92.9 (10.9) | 95.5 (2.2) | .30 | ||
| Respiratory rate (breaths/min), mean (SD) | 17.7 (3.5) | 17.2 (2.2) | .50 | ||
| Temperature (°C), mean (SD) | 37.3 (0.6) | 37.2 (0.6) | .31 | ||
| Heart rate (beats/min), mean (SD) | 80.9 (17.7) | 79.9 (17.4) | .80 | ||
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg), mean (SD) | 129.3 (24.4) | 131.0 (25.1) | .75 | ||
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg), mean (SD) | 68.7 (14.0) | 72.2 (14.3) | .24 | ||
| Pulse pressure (mm Hg), mean (SD) | 60.6 (20.9) | 58.8 (24.3) | .69 | ||
| Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg), mean (SD) | 88.9 (15.2) | 91.8 (14.7) | .37 | ||
| Stroke volume (mL), mean (SD) | 72.0 (13.6) | 74.7 (17.0) | .37 | ||
| Cardiac output (L/min), mean (SD) | 5.7 (0.9) | 5.8 (0.9) | .39 | ||
| Cardiac index (L/min/m2), mean (SD) | 3.1 (0.6) | 3.1 (0.9) | .49 | ||
| Systemic vascular resistance (dynes•s/cm5), mean (SD) | 1283.0 (256.1) | 1305.3 (319.9) | .70 | ||
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Ischemic heart disease | 61 (31.6) | 11 (46) | .17 | |
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Hypertension | 119 (73) | 17 (71) | .50 | |
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Congestive heart failure | 21 (10.9) | 4 (17) | .49 | |
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Diabetes mellitus | 77 (39.9) | 9 (38) | >.99 | |
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Obesity | 21 (10.9) | 0 (0) | .14 | |
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Valve disease | 15 (7.8) | 2 (8) | >.99 | |
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 38 (19.7) | 2 (8) | .26 | |
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Asthma | 12 (6.2) | 2 (8) | .66 | |
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Cerebrovascular accident | 26 (13.5) | 3 (13) | >.99 | |
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Chronic kidney disease | 48 (24.9) | 6 (25) | >.99 | |
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Epilepsy | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0) | >.99 | |
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Previous surgery | 107 (55.4) | 12 (50) | .67 | |
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Arrhythmia | 60 (31.1) | 8 (33) | .82 | |
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Anemia | 27 (14.0) | 3 (13) | >.99 | |
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Active malignancy | 40 (20.7) | 6 (25) | .60 | |
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Past malignancy | 11 (5.7) | 3 (13) | .19 | |
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Thyroid | 27 (14.0) | 4 (17) | .76 | |
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Pacemaker | 13 (6.7) | 1 (4) | >.99 | |
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Depression | 8 (4.1) | 0 (0) | .60 | |
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Bronchiectasis or cystic fibrosis | 2 (1.0) | 2 (8) | >.99 | |
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COVID-19 | 2 (1.0) | 1 (4) | .30 | |
| Length of stay (days), mean (SD) | 2.2 (2.3) | 2.4 (0.8) | .61 | ||