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Table 1 Baseline characteristics (continuous variables)

From: The obesity paradox in critically ill patients: a causal learning approach to a casual finding

Variable

Total (n = 6557)

Non-obese (n = 5121)

Obese (n = 1192)

Mean (SD)

Median (Q1–Q3)

Mean (SD)

Median (Q1–Q3)

Mean (SD)

Median (Q1–Q3)

BMI (kg/m2)

26.2 (5.2)

25.6 (23.0–28.8)

24.4 (3.2)

24.6 (22.4–26.9)

34.1 (4.6)

32.9 (31.1–35.4)

Age (years)

64.1 (15.3)

67.0 (56.0–75.0)

63.8 (15.8)

67.0 (55.0–75.0)

65.3 (12.1)

67.0 (59.0–74.0)

Income (€1000/year)

25.9 (4.1)

26.0 (23.2–28.6)

26.0 (4.0)

26.0 (23.5–28.6)

25.7 (4.2)

25.8 (22.9–28.5)

CCI (points)

2.0 (2.3)

2.0 (0.0–3.0)

2.0 (2.3)

2.0 (0.0–3.0)

2.1 (2.2)

2.0 (0.0–3.0)

SAPS II (points)

59.5 (16.8)

61.0 (44.0–71.0)

59.2 (16.7)

61.0 (44.0–71.0)

61.0 (16.9)

64.0 (45.0–73.0)

Calendar time (years)

1.7 (0.9)

1.7 (0.9–2.4)

1.7 (0.9)

1.7 (0.9–2.4)

1.7 (0.9)

1.7 (0.9–2.4)

  1. BMI body mass index, CCI Charlson comorbidity index, Q1 first quartile, Q3 third quartile, SAPS II Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, SD standard deviation