Table 4 ICU patients with normal SF-36 scores compared with patients with SF-36 score 2 SD below the reference group lower level in at least one of the SF-36 eight dimensions for the total group and divided in those with low level and with or without comorbidity
Patients with normal level | Patients with low level | Without comorbidity | Patients with low level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 553) | (n = 227) | P value | (n = 61) | one disease (n = 81) | >1 disease (n = 85) | P value | |
Age (years) | 53 (16.1) | 52 (15.2) | 0.468 | 49 (16.1) | 51 (14.8) | 54 (14.6) | |
No (%) male | 284 (51.4) | 160 (70.5) | <0.001 | 42 (69) | 59 (73) | 22 (27) | 0.843 |
No (%) female) | 269 (48.6) | 67 (29.5) | 19 (31) | 59 (69) | 26 (31) | ||
APACHE II score | 14.9 (7.6) | 14.8 (7.6) | 0.939 | 12.6 (6.2) | 14.6 (7.2) | 16.6 (8.5) | |
Stay in ICU (hours) | 125.2 (173.7) | 141.5 (189.9) | 0.246 | 117.8 (111.7) | 147.5 (175.3) | 152.8 (241.3) | |
Stay in hospital (days) | 14.3 (19.5) | 15.8 (22.1) | 0.363 | 13.9 (16.6) | 15.7 (20.4) | 17.3 (26.6) | |
Time on ventilator (hours) | 65.3 (156.7) | 69.8 (163.5) | 0.722 | 61.7 (128.2) | 58.5 (105.0) | 86.3 (222.1) | |
No (%) deaths during the study | 38 (6.9) | 38 (16.7) | <0.001 | 6 (9.8) | 10 (12.3) | 22 (25.9) | 0.016 |