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Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics

From: What is the diagnostic accuracy of single nerve conduction studies and muscle ultrasound to identify critical illness polyneuromyopathy: a prospective cohort study

Variables

Subjects (n = 95)

No CIPNM (n = 78)

Probable CIPNM (n = 17)

ICU location

 Medical

45 (47)

37 (47)

8 (47)

 Cardiac

9 (9)

9 (12)

0 (0)

 Surgical

13 (14)

10 (13)

3 (18)

 Neurosurgical

28 (29)

22 (28)

6 (35)

Age, years

59 (43–70)

56 (43–65)

72 (59–77)

Gender, female

42 (44)

37 (47)

5 (29)

Race

 White

68 (72)

56 (72)

12 (71)

 Black

13 (14)

12 (15)

1 (6)

 American Indian or Alaska Native

3 (3)

2 (3)

1 (6)

 Asian

1 (1)

1 (1)

0 (0)

 Other or not reported

10 (11)

7 (9)

3 (18)

Ethnicity, Hispanic

13 (14)

10 (13)

3 (18)

Body mass index, kg/m2

28.7 (25–32.3)

28 (24.6–31.9)

29.4 (27.7–37.9)

Primary reason for admission

 Subarachnoid hemorrhage

19 (20)

14 (18)

5 (29)

 Pneumonia

17 (18)

15 (19)

2 (12)

 Encephalopathy

9 (9)

7 (9)

2 (12)

 Intracerebral hemorrhage

8 (8)

7 (9)

1 (6)

 Postoperative

7 (7)

7 (9)

0 (0)

 Nonpulmonary sepsis

7 (7)

4 (5)

3 (18)

 Gastrointestinal bleed

5 (5)

2 (3)

3 (18)

 Congestive heart failure

3 (3)

3 (4)

0 (0)

 ARDS

3 (3)

3 (4)

0 (0)

 Myocardial infarction

2 (2)

2 (3)

0 (0)

 Other

15 (16)

14 (18)

1 (6)

Hospital length of stay, hours

108 (66–157)

108 (66–152)

116 (76–162)

Time on mechanical ventilation, hours

83 (63–133)

83 (63–134)

84 (69–135)

Central nervous system disease

11 (12)

8 (10)

3 (18)

Alcohol use disorder

23 (24)

16 (21)

7 (41)

Diabetes

12 (13)

10 (13)

2 (12)

HIV

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Total SOFA score

9 (6–12)

9 (6–11)

12 (8–14)

Total GCS score (eyes + motor)

4 (2–9)

7 (2–9)

2 (2–7)

  1. Data are presented as count (percentage) or median (interquartile range)
  2. ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, CIPNM critical illness polyneuromyopathy, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, ICU intensive care unit, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment