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Table 2 Characteristics of participants admitted to an intensive care unit

From: Physical activity is associated with a lower risk of contracting and dying in infection and sepsis: a Swedish population-based cohort study

 

Participants admitted to an ICU

Total number

1078

Age, years (IQR)

76.0 (71.0–81.0)

Alcohol, g/day (IQR)

10.6 (2.9–22.7)

SAPS3 (IQR)

67.0 (59.0–76.0)

Women, n (%)

255 (23.7)

Marital status, n (%)

 Cohabiting

866 (80.3)

 Living alone

212 (19.7)

Smoking, n (%)

 Never

334 (31.0)

 Former

353 (32.7)

 Current

391 (36.3)

Education, n (%)

 < 9 years

419 (38.9)

 9–12 years

75 (7.0)

 > 12 years

159 (14.7)

 Other

425 (39.4)

Charlson’s weighted comorbidity index, n (%)

 0

857 (79.5)

 1

132 (12.2)

 2

69 (6.4)

 ≥ 3

20 (1.9)

Exercise, n (%)

 < 1 h/week

260 (24.1)

 1 h/week

234 (21.7)

 2–3 h/week

316 (29.3)

 4–5 h/week

120 (11.1)

 > 5 h/week

148 (13.7)

Walking, n (%)

 Hardly ever

153 (14.5)

 < 20 min/day

255 (24.2)

 20–40 min/day

296 (28.1)

 40–60 min/day

167 (15.9)

 > 60 min/day

182 (17.3)

Physical activity at work, n (%)

 Mostly sitting

220 (21.9)

 Sitting half time

314 (31.2)

 Standing, walking

312 (31.0)

 Lifting

159 (15.8)

Reading/TV, n (%)

 < 1 h/day

132 (12.4)

 1–2 h/day

508 (47.6)

 3–4 h/day

368 (34.5)

 > 5 h/day

59 (5.5)

Household physical activity, n (%)

 < 1 h/day

319 (30.4)

 1–2 h/day

470 (44.7)

 3–4 h/day

177 (16.8)

 > 5 h/day

85 (8.1)

Mechanical ventilation, n (%)

388 (36.0)

Noninvasive ventilation, n (%)

276 (25.6)

High-flow oxygen, n (%)

189 (17.5)

Renal replacement therapy, n (%)

97 (9.0)

ICU mortality, n (%)

204 (18.9)

  1. ICU intensive care unit, IQR interquartile range, SAPS3 Simplified Acute Physiology Score 3