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Table 1 Details of each enrolled study

From: Can body mass index predict clinical outcomes for patients with acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome? A meta-analysis

Author (year)

Study design

Country

Population, n

Outcomea

BMI measurement

Timing

Number with BMI/total patients (%)

Mortality data included in analysis

O’Brien 2006 [17]

Retrospective cohort, multicenter

USA

1488

Based on recorded weight and height

At ICU admission

1488/1673 (89%)

Hospital mortality

Morris 2007 [21]

Prospective cohort, multicenter

USA

825

Based on recorded weight and height

At Hospital admission

825/1113 (74%)

Mortality

Stapleton 2010 [20]

Retrospective, multicenter

USA

1409

Based on recorded weight and height

At ICU admission

1409/1451 (97%)

90-day mortality

Soto 2012 [19]

Retrospective, multicenter

USA

751

Based on recorded weight and height

At ICU admission

751/848 (88%)

ICU mortality

Gong 2016 [18]

Cohort, multicenter

USA

1795

Based on recorded weight and height

At ICU admission

1795/1995 (90%)

ICU mortality

  1. BMI body mass index, ICU intensive care unit
  2. aOutcome measures include: mortality; length of stay in ICU; length of stay in hospital; mechanical-ventilation-free days; duration of mechanical ventilation; organ-failure-free days; plasma cytokine level; time to death; time to acute kidney injury