Table 1 Sociodemographic and disease-related characteristics of study participants (N = 396 respondents at 1-year follow-up)
N | ||
|---|---|---|
Sex male, N (%) | 396 | 264 (66.7) |
Age (years), (Md, IQR) | 396 | 56 (47–65) |
Educational level | 337 | |
No school leaving certificate, N (%) | 7 (2.1) | |
Not yet a school leaving certificate, N (%) | 2 (0.6) | |
Secondary school leaving certificate, N (%) | 131 (38.9) | |
Intermediate school leaving certificate, N (%) | 121 (35.9) | |
University entrance level, N (%) | 76 (22.6) | |
Education scorea: (Md, IQR) | 354 | 3.6 (3.0–3.6) |
Employment situation before onset of ARDS | 347 | |
Full time, N (%) | 152 (43.8) | |
Part time, N (%) | 31 (8.9) | |
Irregular, N (%) | 5 (1.4) | |
Not employed/retired, N (%) | 159 (45.8) | |
Nationality | 382 | |
German, N (%) | 368 (96.3) | |
Other, N (%) | 14 (3.7) | |
Living with a partner N (%) | 380 | 294 (77.4) |
Health insurance | 363 | |
Statutory, N (%) | 316 (87.0) | |
Private, N (%) | 42 (11.6) | |
Other, N (%) | 5 (1.4) | |
SAPS-II score at admission (without GCS), Md (IQR) | 361 | 38 (31–47) |
SOFA score at admission (without GCS), Md (IQR) | 345 | 8 (6–10) |
Cause of ARDS | 374 | |
Pulmonary, N (%) | 320 (85.6) | |
Extrapulmonary, N (%) | 54 (14.4) | |
Diagnosis of ARDS | 386 | |
Diagnosis in participating ICU, N (%) | 232 (60.1) | |
Diagnosis in other ICU (transferred after diagnosis to participating ICU), N (%) | 154 (39.9) | |
Severity of ARDS | 387 | |
Mild, N (%) | 39 (10.1) | |
Moderate, N (%) | 180 (46.5) | |
Severe, N (%) | 168 (43.4) | |
Length of ICU stay until discharge (days), (MD, IQR) | 379 | 23 (14–36) |
Length of hospital stay until discharge (days), (MD, IQR) | 367 | 27 (17–40) |
Mechanical ventilation at discharge from ICU, N (%) | 387 | 52 (13.4) |