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Table 4 Univariate analysis of the distribution of significant underlying diseases and 30-day mortality by body mass index category.

From: Lower short- and long-term mortality associated with overweight and obesity in a large cohort study of adult intensive care unit patients

 

Total

(16,812)

Underweight

(786)

Normal

(5,463)

Overweight

(5,276)

Obese

(5,287)

Diagnosis (ICD-9 code(s))

n (%)

Mortality %

n (%)

Mortality %

n (%)

Mortality %

n (%)

Mortality %

n (%)

Mortality %

HIV (042)

195 (1.1%)

14.9%

36 (4.6%)

8.3%

102 (1.9%)

13.7%

42 (0.8%)

23.8%

15 (0.3%)

13.3%

Leukemia/lymphoma/multiple myeloma (200-208)

449 (2.7%)

28.5%

30 (3.8%)

40.0%

160 (2.9%)

31.3%

134 (2.5%)

21.6%

125 (2.4%)

29.6%

Metastatic cancer (196-198)

911 (5.4%)

30.9%

61 (7.8%)

31.2%

350 (6.6%)

36.3%

251 (4.8%)

28.7%

249 (4.7%)

25.3%a

  1. aP < 0.05 compared with normal weight.