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Table 2 In‐hospital management and secondary outcomes

From: Impact of the obesity paradox on 28-day mortality in elderly patients critically ill with cardiogenic shock: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristic

Younger

Older

BMI < 30

N = 321

BMI ≥ 30

N = 250

p-value

BMI < 30

N = 865

BMI ≥ 30

N = 391

p-value

MV use, %

  

0.210

  

0.978

 No

141 (43.93%)

123 (49.20%)

 

382 (44.16%)

173 (44.25%)

 

 Yes

180 (56.07%)

127 (50.80%)

 

483 (55.84%)

218 (55.75%)

 

 MV time, days

4.1 (2.6, 8.5)

4.3 (2.7, 8.4)

0.293

13.0 (0.0, 66.0)

15.0 (0.0, 80.6)

0.602

 Length of hospital stay, days

9.5 (5.3, 17.5)

10.2 (5.6, 17.9)

0.608

10.4 (5.9, 18.0)

11.3 (6.8, 18.0)

0.046

 Length of ICU stay, days

4.1 (2.6, 8.5)

4.3 (2.7, 8.4)

0.713

4.8 (2.6, 8.8)

5.2 (3.1, 9.4)

0.020

  1. MV mechanical ventilation, ICU Intensive Care Unit
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