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Table 1 Baseline study subject characteristics

From: Inflammation and altered metabolism impede efficacy of functional electrical stimulation in critically ill patients

 

Primary cohort (Czech Republic)

Validation cohort (Australia)

Czech Republic

 

Intervention n = 16

Control n = 15

Intervention n = 5

Control n = 6

Healthy Volunteers

Age

58 ± 17

64 ± 11

65 ± 8.5

60 ± 17.8

64 ± 14

Sex (M/F)

12/4

10/5

3/2

3/3

9/8

BMI

29.2 ± 5.9

33.3 ± 8.1

26 ± 3.5

22 ± 2.9

29.9 ± 3.4

APACHE II

22 ± 5

27 ± 7

21 ± 6.3

17 ± 4.3

N/A

ICU LOS pre-recruitment

1.4 ± 0.8

1.4 ± 0.7

2 ± 0.9

4 ± 2.2

N/A

History of diabetes (%)

6/10

(38%)

7/8

(47%)

0/0

(0%)

2/6

(33%)

0/17

(0%)

Pre-admission CCI

2.9 ± 2.0

3.7 ± 2.8

2 ± 1.4

3 ± 2.9

N/A

Diagnostic category

    

Trauma

8 (50%)

4(25%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Surgical

3 (19%)

1 (7%)

2 (40%)

1 (16%)

Medical

5 (31%)

10 (68%)

3 (60%)

5 (84%)

Sepsis

5 (31%)

5 (33%)

5 (100%)

6 (100%)

  1. Data are mean ± SD unless stated. BMI Body Mass Index, APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, ICU LOS Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index