| Total population n = 48 | GHQ-28 < 5 n = 34 | GHQ-28 ≥ 5 n = 14 | p-value* |
Age, years | 67 ± 12 | 65 ± 12 | 72 ± 10 | 0.048 |
Male | 34 (71) | 26 (77) | 8 (57) | 0.181 |
Smokers | 16 (33) | 12 (35) | 4 (29) | 0.653 |
Comorbidities |
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Hypertension | 27 (56) | 19 (56) | 8 (57) | 0.936 |
Chronic heart disease | 7 (15) | 5 (15) | 2 (14) | 0.970 |
Diabetes | 10 (21) | 6 (18) | 4 (29) | 0.397 |
Cancer | 12 (25) | 9 (27) | 3 (21) | 0.714 |
Chronic respiratory disease | 8 (17) | 6 (18) | 2 (14) | 0.776 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 9 (19) | 8 (24) | 1 (7) | 0.186 |
Hypothyroidism | 3 (6) | 1 (3) | 2 (14) | 0.140 |
Chronic liver disease | 2 (4) | 0 | 2 (14) | 0.081 |
None | 7 (15) | 5 (15) | 2 (14) | 0.970 |
Type of admission |
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| 0.822 |
Medical | 16 (33) | 11 (32) | 5 (36) |
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Surgical | 32 (67) | 23 (68) | 9 (64) |
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SAPS II score on admission | 29 ± 8 | 28 ± 7 | 31 ± 10 | 0.355 |
SOFA score on admission | 3.0 [2.0 - 5.8] | 3.0 [2.8 - 5.0] | 4.0 [2.0 - 7.0] | 0.357 |
Infection at admission | 19 (40) | 15 (44) | 4 (29) | 0.317 |
Duration of MV, days | 2.0 [1.0 - 7.8] | 2.0 [1.0 - 5.8] | 3.0 [0 - 9.0] | 0.639 |
Duration of sedation, days | 2.5 [1.0 - 5.0] | 2.0 [1.0 - 5.0] | 3.0 [0.8 - 6.5] | 0.854 |
Psychotropic medication in ICU | 10 (21) | 9 (27) | 1 (7) | 0.134 |
ICU LOS (days) | 5.0 [4.0 - 10.0] | 4.0 [3.8 - 9.3] | 6.5 [3.8 - 11.5] | 0.505 |
Hospital LOS (days) | 18.0 [13.3 - 32.0] | 17.5 [12.8 - 34.5] | 19 [13.8 - 30.0] | 0.901 |