Table 1 Characteristics of trajectory classes 1 month after discharge from ICU

Sociodemographics

Age, years mean (SD)

61.4 (14.3)

58.8 (13.7)

59.4 (12.2)

64.0 (14.4)

0 (0.0)

0.367^a

Women, no. (%)

47 (30.9)

11 (40.7)

12 (26.7)

70 (31.3)

0 (0.0)

0.454^b

Married, no. (%)

82 (53.9)

18 (66.6)

21 (46.7)

121 (54.0)

4 (1.8)

0.184^b

Employed, no. (%)

45 (30.2)

6 (22.2)

13 (28.9)

64 (29.0)

3 (1.3)

0.702^b

Educational status

 < High school, no. (%)

52 (34.2)

7 (25.9)

13 (28.9)

72 (32.1)

1 (0.4)

0.782^b

University degree, no. (%)

33 (14.7)

2 (0.9)

9 (4.0)

44 (19.7)

1 (0.4)

0.744^b

Comorbidity measures

Charlson comorbidity index, median (IQR)

3.0 (3.0)

3.0 (4.0)

5.0 (5.0)

3.0 (4.0)

1 (0.4)

0.085^a

Active smoking, no. (%)

18 (12.9)

6 (23.1)

7 (17.1)

31 (15.0)

17 (7.6)

0.640^b

Body mass index, median (IQR)

26.9 (6.4)

28.3 (6.5)

25.7 (8.0)

27.1 (6.7)

6 (2.7)

0.137^a

Psychiatric diagnosis before sepsis^c, no. of patients (%)

18 (11.8)

9 (33.3)

7 (15.6)

34 (15.2)

52 (23.2)

0.061^b

Use of antidepressants before sepsis^c, no. of patients (%)

8 (5.4)

4 (15.4)

1 (2.3)

13 (6.0)

55 (24.6)

0.130^b

Use of analgesics before sepsis^c, no. of patients (%)

23 (15.1)

8 (29.6)

7 (15.6)

38 (17.0)

55 (24.6)

0.216^b

Intensive care measures

Length of ICU stay, median (IQR), d

26.0 (30.0)

17.0 (20.0)

28.5 (37.0)

25.0 (31.0)

18 (8.0)

0.155^a

Mechanical ventilation, no. of patients (%)

128 (84.8)

22 (81.5)

39 (86.7)

189 (84.8)

1 (0.4)

0.839^b

Mechanical ventilation, number of days, if applicable, mean (SD)

14.7 (16.2)

7.6 (12.2)

14.5 (19.0)

13.7 (16.3)

102 (45.5)

0.649^a

Renal replacement therapy, no. of patients (%)

39 (26.0)

7 (25.9)

14 (31.1)

60 (27.0)

2 (0.9)

0.788^b

Use of sedatives, no. of patients (%)

80 (79.2)

10 (55.6)

19 (73.1)

109 (75.2)

79 (35.3)

0.098^b

Psychiatric diagnosis at ICU discharge, no. of patients, (%)

28 (19.3)

7 (26.9)

6 (13.6)

50 (18.0)

9 (4.0)

0.435^b