Table 2 Diagnostic characteristics of injured elderly patients at ICU admission a
From: Skeletal muscle predicts ventilator-free days, ICU-free days, and mortality in elderly ICU patients
Characteristics | All patients | Sarcopenic | Nonsarcopenic | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N= 149) | (n= 106) | (n= 43) | ||
Age (yr) | 79 (72 to 85) | 80 (73 to 86) | 76 (68 to 83) | 0.007 |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male (%) | 57 (n = 85) | 67 (n = 71) | 33 (n = 14) | <0.001 |
Female (%) | 43 (n = 64) | 33 (n = 35) | 67 (n = 29) | |
Mechanism of injury | Â | Â | Â | Â |
MVC (%) | 51 (n = 76) | 47 (n = 50) | 60 (n = 26) | 0.150 |
Fall (%) | 37 (n = 60) | 45 (n = 48) | 28 (n = 12) | 0.055 |
Automobile–pedestrian (%) | 4 (n = 6) | 5 (n = 3) | 10 (n = 4) | 0.26 |
Other (%) | 8 (n = 12) | 3 (n = 5) | 2 (n = 1) | 0.73 |
ISS score | 19 (14 to 26) | 20 (14 to 29) | 17 (13 to 24) | 0.17 |
Low-energy mechanism (%) | 45 (n = 67) | 50 (n = 53) | 30 (n = 13) | 0.026 |
Head AIS score | 3 (3 to 4) | 4 (3 to 4) | 3 (3 to 4) | 0.083 |
Chest AIS score | 3 (3 to 4) | 3 (3 to 3) | 3 (3 to 3) | 0.14 |
Abdomen AIS score | 2 (2 to 3) | 2 (2 to 3) | 3 (2 to 3) | 0.51 |
ED SBP (mmHg) | 137 (110 to 161) | 136 (108 to 158) | 142 (124 to 161) | 0.21 |
ED temperature (°F) | 97.2 (96.4 to 98.1) | 97.2 (96.3 to 98.1) | 97.3 (96.9 to 98.2) | 0.24 |
ED base value | −1.5 (−5 to 2) | −1.5 (−4 to 2) | −1.5 (−6.5 to 2.5) | 0.94 |
ED hemoglobin (g/dl) | 9.7 (7.6 to 12.6) | 11.8 (7.7 to 13.1) | 7.8 (7.4 to 9.7) | 0.016 |
ED INR | 1.28 (1.09 to 1.55) | 1.24 (1.08 to 1.52) | 1.43 (1.16 to 2.08) | 0.18 |
ED albumin (g/dl) | 3.4 (3.2 to 3.8) | 3.4 (3.1 to 3.8) | 3.5 (3.2 to 3.6) | 0.63 |