Table 1 General and clinical characteristics of the study population
From: Gut microbiota alterations in critically ill older patients: a multicenter study
Variable | Adults > 60 years n = 72 | Adults < 60 years n = 83 | p-valuee |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender a | |||
Male | 34 (47.2) | 49 (59) | 0.141 |
Female | 38 (52.8) | 34 (41) | |
BMI (Kg/m2) b | 25.2 ± 4.1 | 24.4 ± 3.9 | 0.265 |
BMI Classification a | |||
Under weight | 20 (24.8) | 5 (6) | 0.001 |
Adequate | 32 (44.4) | 44 (53.0) | |
Excess weight | 20 (27.8) | 34 (41.0) | |
Admission diagnosis a | |||
Trauma | 4 (5.6) | 22 (26.5) | 0.817 |
Pulmonary | 16 (22.2) | 7 (8.4) | |
Cardio cerebral vascular | 14 (19.4) | 10 (12) | |
Renal/liver/pancreatic | 6 (8.3) | 4 (4.8) | |
Surgery | 4 (5,6) | 5 (6,0) | |
Infection disease | 26 (36,1) | 24 (28.9) | |
Other diagnoses d | 2 (2.8) | 11 (13.3) | |
Sepsis a | |||
Yes | 42 (58.3) | 30 (36.1) | 0.006 |
No | 30 (41.7) | 53 (63.9) | |
Serum glucose (mg/dL) c | 157 (124.2;188.5) | 153 (121;206.3) | 0.896 |
CRP (mg/dL) c | 8,9 (4.4;22.6) | 11.9 (6.3;22.3) | 0.437 |
SOFA score c | 3 (1;8) | 1 (1;6) | 0.029 |
APACHE II score b | 21 ± 8 | 15 ± 8 | 0.000 |
Antibiotics a | |||
Yes | 42 (58.3) | 29 (34.9) | 0.004 |
No | 30 (41.7) | 54 (65.1) | |
Complications a | |||
Yes | 64 (88,9) | 64 (77.1) | 0.054 |
No | 8 (11.1) | 19 (22.9) | |
ICU stay (days) | 9 (5;15) | 7 (4;17) | 0.392 |
Discharge condition a | 0.206 | ||
Alive | 49 (68.1) | 64 (77.1) | |
Dead | 23 (31.9) | 19 (22.9) | |