Self-Rated Health as a Predictor of Death after Two Years: The Importance of Physical and Mental Wellbeing Postintensive Care

Table 1

Baseline characteristics. eGFR: Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate. IQR: Inter Quartile Range. APACHE II: Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation II. ICU: Intensive Care Unit. SF-36: Short Form 36. NA: no answer.

Variables	Low-risk; ()		High-risk; ()		Died before day 180; ()
		%		%		%
Gender
Male	183	55	89	48	304	59
Female	150	45	97	52	216	41
Reason for admission
Medical	205	62	146	79	398	77
Surgical	128	38	40	21	121	23
Charlson Comorbidity Index
0	127	38	63	34	145	28
1	108	32	56	30	167	32
≥2	98	29	67	36	208	40
Septic shock	111	33	58	31	224	43
Mechanical ventilation	198	60	122	66	392	75
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m^2)
≥60	78	23	42	23	211	41
31–59	95	29	48	26	150	29
≤30	160	48	96	52	159	30
	Median	IQR	Median	IQR	Median	IQR
Age (yr)	65	16	64	16	70	16
APACHE II	17	12	17	10	21	12
Days in ICU	4	7	4	8	8	11
SF-36 Mental Component	53	16	37	17	NA	NA
SF-36 Physical Component	45	17	31	10	NA	NA

, . -rated health, low-risk group: “In general, would you say your health is?” Answers: “Excellent,” “Very Good,” or “Good.” -rated health, high-risk group: “In general, would you say your health is?” Answers “Fair” or “Poor.”