Table 1.
Patient demographic and clinical characteristics by ambulation capacity before hospitalisation.
| Independent ambulator | Dependent ambulator | Non-Functional ambulator | Total | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 686 (67.85%) | n = 119 (11.77%) | n = 206 (20.38%) | (n = 1011) | ||
| Age | 0.012KW | ||||
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 57 (45‒66) | 62 (50‒71) | 57 (47‒65) | 57 (46‒66) | |
| Wave n (%) | <0.001X2 | ||||
| First Wave | 381 (74.56) | 83 (16.24) | 47 (9.20) | 511 (50.59) | |
| Second Wave | 305 (61.12) | 36 (7.21) | 158 (31.67) | 499 (49.41) | |
| Age group n (%) | 0.013KW | ||||
| Adults | 394 (69.49) | 52 (9.17) | 121 (21.34) | 567 (56.14) | |
| Older Adults | 292 (65.91) | 67 (15.12) | 84 (19.97) | 443 (43.86) | |
| Sexes n (%) | 0.681X2 | ||||
| Female | 279 (66.43) | 51 (12.14) | 90 (21.43) | 420 (41.58) | |
| Male | 407 (68.98) | 68 (11.53) | 115 (19.49) | 590 (58.42) | |
| Race n (%) | <0.001X2 | ||||
| White | 230 (60.37) | 37 (9.71) | 114 (29.92) | 377 (38.27) | |
| Brown/Black | 437 (72.35) | 79 (13.08) | 88 (14.57) | 602 (61.73) | |
| Habits n (%) | |||||
| Smoking | 96 (72.73) | 24 (18.18) | 12 (9.09) | 132 (13.39) | <0.001X2 |
| Alcoholism | 20 (76.92) | 3 (11.54) | 3 (11.54) | 26 (2.64) | 0.483X2 |
| Number of comorbidities, n (%) | 0.001KW | ||||
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 1 (0‒3) | 2 (0.7‒3) | 1 (0‒2) | 1 (0‒3) | |
| Comorbidities n (%) | |||||
| Cardiovascular disease | 106 (70.20) | 19 (12.58) | 26 (17.22) | 151 (14.95) | 0.588X2 |
| COPD | 40 (70.18) | 7 (12.28) | 10 (17.54) | 57 (5.64) | 0.868X2 |
| Renal disease | 12 (80.00) | 2 (13.33) | 1 (6.67) | 15 (1.49) | 0.416X2 |
| Systemic arterial hypertension | 254 (67.73) | 50 (13.33) | 71 (18.94) | 375 (37.13) | 0.0413X2 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 199 (69.34) | 44 (15.33) | 44 (15.33) | 287 (28.42) | 0.010X2 |
| Obesity | 166 (67.21) | 29 (11.74) | 52 (21.05) | 246 (24.36) | 0.943X2 |
| Hepatic disease | 7 (57.85) | 5 (38.46) | 1 (7.69) | 13 (1.29) | 0.009X2 |
| Hematological disease | 9 (81.82) | 2 (18.18) | 0 (0.00) | 11 (1.09) | 0.228X2 |
| Dyslipidemia | 75 (71.43) | 13 (12.38) | 17 (16.19) | 106 (10.50) | 0.543X2 |
| Neurological disease | 14 (48.28) | 7 (24.14) | 8 (27.58) | 29 (2.87) | 0.042X2 |
| Immunosuppression | 50 (72.46) | 11 (15.94) | 8 (11.60) | 69 (6.83) | 0.130X2 |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | 0.017KW | ||||
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 16 (10‒27) | 21 (12‒32) | 15 (8‒26) | 16 (10‒28) | |
| Length of ICU stay (days) | 0.020KW | ||||
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 11 (6‒20.25) | 13 (7‒23.50) | 12 (7‒21) | 12 (6‒21) | |
| VM n (%) | 0.006KW | ||||
| Adults | 223 (63.35) | 40 (11.36) | 89 (25.29) | 352 (53.50) | |
| Older Adults | 201 (65.69) | 45 (14.71) | 60 (19.60) | 306 (46.50) | |
| Death n (%) | <0.001KW | ||||
| Adults | 86 (56.21) | 21 (13.73) | 46 (30.06) | 153 (42.15) | |
| Older Adults | 128 (60.95) | 33 (15.71) | 49 (23.34) | 210 (57.85) |
Data are expressed as median and or interquartile (Q1 and Q3); number of patients and percentage; n (%), Percentage of patients; ICU, intensive care unit; VM, Mechanical Ventilation; KW, Kruskal Wallis test; X2, Chi-Squared test.