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Table 2 Baseline characteristics and comparison of survivors with the deceased

From: Interest of a simple on-line screening registry for measuring ICU burden related to an influenza pandemic

Baseline characteristics

Survivors

(n= 304)

Deceased

(n= 87)

Pvalue

Age in years

45 (16)

50 (17)

0.01

Male

159 (52%)

51 (59%)

0.35

McCabe 1

241 (79%)

50 (57%)

< 10-4

McCabe 2 or 3

63 (21%)

37 (42%)

< 10-4

No risk factor of complication

68 (22%)

19 (22%)

0.97

Immunosuppression

51 (17%)

38 (44%)

< 10-4

Asthma

46 (15%)

0 (0%)

< 10-4

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

61 (20%)

16 (18%)

0.84

Chronic heart failure

26 (9%)

7 (8%)

0.94

Diabetes

40 (13%)

13 (15%)

0.80

Obesity: body mass index > 30

86 (28%)

29 (33%)

0.43

Pregnancy

17 (6%)

1 (1%)

0.14

  1. Except for 'Age in years', which is expressed as mean (standard deviation), and P values, values are expressed as number (percentage). McCabe 1 = no or non-fatal underlying disease; McCabe 2 = ultimately fatal disease (< 5 years); McCabe 3 = rapidly fatal disease (< 1 year).