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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Impact on 6-month outcomes of hospital trajectory in critically ill older patients: analysis of the ICE-CUB2 clinical trial

 

Intensive care unit

Intermediate care unit

Acute medical ward

p value

N

1448

504

1084

 

Age (years)

84 [80–88]

85 [81–89]

87 [83–92]

< 0.001

Female sex

764 (53)

259 (51)

652 (60)

< 0.001

Comorbiditiesa

< 0.001

 Ischemic heart disease or hypertension

375 (40)

190 (51)

289 (39)

 

 Respiratory disorder

286 (31)

97 (26)

249 (34)

 

 Congestive heart failure

123 (13)

60 (16)

87 (12)

 

 Neurological disorders

105 (11)

34 (9)

83 (11)

 

 Cognitive impairment

94 (10)

33 (9)

126 (17)

 

 Cirrhosis

23 (3)

4 (1)

5 (1)

 

ADL at inclusionb

6 [5.5–6]

6 [5.5–6]

6 [5–6]

< 0.001

Living situation at inclusionc

< 0.001

 Home without assistance

1049 (72)

354 (70)

635 (58)

 

 Home with assistance

243 (17)

83 (17)

236 (22)

 

 Long-term care facility

78 (5)

21 (4)

95 (9)

 

 Nursing home

70 (5)

37 (7)

99 (9)

 

 Other

8 (1)

9 (2)

19 (2)

 

SAPS-3d

64 [57–71]

57 [52–63]

59 [54–67]

< 0.001

Admission diagnosise

< 0.001

 Respiratory failure

477 (33)

124 (25)

378 (35)

 

 Shock

371 (26)

37 (7)

150 (14)

 

 Coma

142 (10)

26 (5)

151 (14)

 

 Cardiac disorders

136 (9)

151 (30)

121 (11)

 

 Acute kidney failure

91 (6)

19 (4)

37 (3)

 

 Gastrointestinal tract disorder

77 (5)

31 (6)

66 (6)

 

 Surgery

30 (2)

2 (0)

30 (3)

 

 Multiple trauma without surgery

10 (1)

4 (1)

5 (1)

 

 Other causes

112 (8)

110 (22)

145 (13)

 
  1. Continuous variables are expressed as median [1st–3rd quartiles], and categorical variables as sample size/missing data (percentages). Neurological disorders are defined as premorbid stroke or Parkinson’s disease. Missing values: a513 for ICU, 128 for IMCU, 343 for acute medical ward; b206 for ICU, 66 for IMCU, 235 for acute medical ward; c0 for ICU, IMCU and acute medical ward; d66 for ICU, 53 for IMCU, 65 for acute medical ward; e2 for ICU, 0 for IMCU, 1 for acute medical ward