Risk Factors for Hospital and Long-Term Mortality of Critically Ill Elderly Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit
Table 4
Independent predictors of in-hospital mortality on multivariate analysis.
Characteristics*
Adjusted SHR (95% CI)
Adjusted SHR (95% CI)
Age < 65 years
value
Age ≥ 65 years
value
Diagnosis
Neurological disease
1.77 (1.20–2.60)
0.004
1.77 (1.20–2.60)
0.004
Endocrine disease
0.26 (0.08–0.84)
0.024
0.26 (0.08–0.84)
0.024
Malignancy, hematological
0.87 (0.36–2.13)
0.765
3.65 (2.63–5.08)
<0.001
Malignancy, nonhematological
1.17 (0.62–2.18)
0.630
3.40 (2.02–5.73)
<0.001
MPM II score, per point
1.01 (1.01-1.02)
<0.001
1.01 (1.01-1.02)
<0.001
Treatment
Mechanical ventilation
2.74 (2.00–3.76)
<0.001
2.74 (2.00–3.76)
<0.001
Noninvasive ventilation
0.66 (0.50–0.88)
0.005
0.40 (0.28–0.56)
<0.001
Vasopressor
2.56 (2.00–3.26)
<0.001
2.56 (2.00–3.26)
<0.001
RRT before ICU admission
1.22 (0.83–1.78)
0.317
2.21 (1.62–3.04)
<0.001
SHR: subdistribution hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; MPM: mortality prediction model; RRT: renal replacement therapy; only variables which were independently associated with in-hospital mortality () on multivariate analysis are shown.
