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Table 3 Univariate analysis between the different variables and 30-day in-hospital mortality using the T-test for continuous variables and the Chi-2 test for categorical variables (non-transferred patients N = 219)

From: Rhabdomyolysis in older adults: outcomes and prognostic factors

  

Total

(N = 219)

Deceased

(n = 23)

Living

(n = 196)

P

Gender

Female, N (%)

83 (37.9)

7 (30.4)

76 (38.8)

0.44

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

63.7 (21.2)

73.2(17.0)

62.6 (21.4)

0.013

Rural / Urban

Rural, N (%)

44(20.1)

4 (17.4)

40 (20.4)

1.0

Support

Yes, N (%)

74 (34.1)

4 (19.1)

70 (35.7)

0.13

Charlson

Mean (SD)

1.2 (19)

2.7 (3.6)

1.1 (1.5)

0.046

Number of medicines

Mean (SD)

4.2 (3.4)

4.2 (3.2)

4.2 (3.4)

0.97

qSOFA ≥ 2

Yes, N (%)

20 (9.2)

8 (34.8)

12(6.2)

0.001

Etiology

Drop, N (%)

Drug abuse, N (%)

Muscular, N (%)

Toxic, N (%)

Other, N (%)

117 (53.4)

14 (60.1)

103 (52.6)

 

Initial CK (IU/L)

Median (25-75%)

7 (3.2)

0 (0.0)

7 (3.6)

0.26

Peak CK (IU/L)

Median (25-75%)

73 (33.3)

8 (34.8)

65 (33.2)

0.76

CK 5000 (UI/L)

Yes, N (%)

15 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

15 (6.9)

0.11

Peak creatinine (µmol/L)

Median (25-75%)

7 (3.2)

1 (4.3)

6 (3.1)

0.001

Acute renal failure

Yes, N (%)

2,818 (1,438–7,400)

5,903 (2,075 − 17,593)

2,705 (1,370–6,491)

0.001

Potassium (mmol/L)

Median (25-75%)

3,579 (1,665–9,425)

5,957 (2,166 − 17,595)

3,528 (1,641–8,115)

0.12

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

Median (25-75%)

86 (39.3)

13 (56.5)

73 (37.2)

0.46

Hematocrit

Median (25-75%)

92 (70–153)

301 (159–405)

89 (68–130)

0.88

Platelets (G/L)

Median (25-75%)

124 (57.7)

21 (91.3)

107(53.6)

0.32

Leukocytes (G/L)

Median (25-75%)

4.1 (3.6–4.6)

4.6 (3.9–5.2)

4.0 (3.6–4.5)

0.61

Calcium (mmol/L)

Median (25-75%)

13.4 (12.2–14.7)

12.5 (10.5–15.5)

13.4 (12.3–14.5)

0.052

Phosphorus (mmol/L)

Median (25-75%)

40.3 (36.3–44.0)

38.6 (33.2–47.1)

40.4 (36.3–43.8)

0.015

pH

Median (25-75%)

217 (159–274)

190 (102–257)

218 (161–276.5)

0.45

Bicarbonates (mmol/L)

Median (25-75%)

11.6 (8.6–14.5)

12.3 (8.1–18.8)

11.4 (8.6–14.2)

0.11

DIC

Yes, N (%)

2.2 (2.1–2.4)

1.9 (1.7–2.2)

2.2 (2.1–2.4)

0.003

Compartment syndrome

Yes, N (%)

1.0 (0.8–1.4)

2.0 (1.4–2.5)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

0.15

Delirium

Yes, N (%)

7.4 (7.3–7.5)

7.3 (7.3–7.4)

7.4 (7.3–7.5)

0.012

Intravenous hydration

No, N (%)

< 1 L, N (%)

1–2 L, N (%)

> 2 L, N (%)

Dialysis, N (%)

22 (18.5–26)

18 (14–22)

23 (20–26)

 

Hydration > 2 L

Yes, N (%)

4 (1.9)

3 (13.6)

1 (0.5)

0.008

  1. N stands for number; SD stands for standard deviation, qSOFA stands for quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment [15];
  2. %stands for percentages, calculated taking into account missing data