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Table 1 Comparisons of demographics between survivors and non–survivors

From: Mechanical power normalized to predicted body weight is associated with mortality in critically ill patients: a cohort study

Baseline characteristics

Survivors

(n = 936)

Non-survivors

(n = 365)

p value

Age, years

61.3 (48.5–74.0)

68.3 (56.0–79.0)

<  0.001

Male gender

508 / 936 (54.3)

191 / 365 (52.3)

0.527

Weight, kg

82.7 (69.0–99.0)

78.0 (65.0–92.0)

<  0.001

Height, cm

170 (163–178)

168 (160–176)

0.015

BMI, kg/m2

28.4 (24.3–33.9)

26.8 (23.2–32.1)

0.001

PBW, kg

63.9 (54.7–73.1)

61.7 (52.5–71.8)

0.026

Admission type

  

0.001

 Selective

82 / 936 (8.8)

11 / 365 (3.0)

 

 Emergency

836 / 936 (89.3)

349 / 365 (95.6)

 

 Urgent

18 / 936 (1.9)

5 / 365 (1.4)

 

Ethnicity

  

0.005

 White

647 / 936 (69.1)

223 / 365 (61.1)

 

 Black

85 / 936 (9.1)

31 / 365 (8.5)

 

 Other

204 / 936 (21.8)

111 / 365 (30.4)

 

Comorbidities

 CHF

170 / 936 (18.1)

78 / 365 (21.4)

0.186

 Cardiac arrhythmias

212 / 936 (22.6)

110 / 365 (30.1)

0.005

 Valvular disease

53 / 936 (5.7)

30 / 365 (8.2)

0.090

 Hypertension

143 / 936 (15.3)

56 / 365 (15.3)

0.977

 Diabetes

260 / 936 (27.8)

119 / 365 (32.6)

0.085

 Neurological condition

139 / 936 (14.9)

46 / 365 (12.6)

0.297

 Chronic pulmonary condition

215 / 936 (23.0)

88 / 365 (24.1)

0.662

 Renal failure

160 / 936 (17.1)

75 / 365 (20.5)

0.146

 Liver condition

95 / 936 (10.1)

50 / 365 (13.7)

0.068

Severity of illness

 APACHE III

51 (38–69)

65 (50–85)

<  0.001

Vital signs in the beginning of ventilation

 Heart rate, bpm

89 (77–103)

89 (75–103)

0.496

 MAP, mmHg

82 (76–91)

83 (76–91)

0.465

 SpO2, %

98 (96–99)

98 (96–99)

0.016

 Temperature, °C

37.0 (36.4–37.5)

36.7 (36.1–37.3)

<  0.001

Laboratory in the beginning of ventilation

 pH

7.36 (7.28–7.42)

7.34 (7.26–7.41)

0.002

 PaO2 / FiO2, mmHg

238 (152–351)

213 (132–334)

0.047

 PaCO2, mmHg

41 (37–49)

40 (34–49)

0.059

Second day of ventilation parameters

 Tidal volume, ml/kg PBW

7.8 (6.8–8.8)

7.9 (6.8–8.8)

0.880

 PEEP, cmH2O

7 (5–10)

7 (5–10)

0.016

 PIP, cmH2O

24 (20–28)

26 (22–30)

<  0.001

 Respiratory rate, bpm

20 (17–23)

21 (18–24)

<  0.001

 Minute ventilation, L/min

9.2 (7.7–11.1)

9.6 (8.6–11.7)

0.009

 MP, J/min

13.5 (10.2–18.4)

14.7 (11.3–19.9)

<  0.001

 norMP, 10− 3 J/min/kg

222.1 (161.3–288.0)

245.4 (183.8–333.4)

<  0.001

  1. Data are median (interquartile range) or No / Total (%)
  2. BMI body mass index, PBW predicted body weight, CHF congestive heart failure, bpm beats per minute, SpO2 pulse oximetry, MAP mean arterial blood pressure, FiO2 inspired fraction of oxygen, PEEP positive end-expiratory pressure, PIP peak inspiratory pressure, MP mechanical power, norMP mechanical power normalized to predicted body weight