Does Gender Impact Intensity of Care Provided to Older Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients?
Table 1
ICU admission characteristics of patients enrolled in study.
Characteristic
Men
Women
value
Age in years, Mean (SD)
73.7 (8.2)
75.6 (8.6)
.046
Nonwhite race
19 (13)
32 (20)
.13
Medicaid status
13 (9)
30 (18)
.02
APACHE II Score
23.1 (6.6)
23.8 (6.2)
.36
Admitted from home
117 (81)
124 (76)
.28
Baseline Medical Status
Body Mass Index (BMI, m2/kg), Mean (SD)
25.7 (6.9)
26.1 (9.8)
.88
Chronic respiratory failure
37 (25)
64 (39)
.01
Chronic heart failure
33 (23)
44 (27)
.41
Chronic renal insufficiency
28 (19)
28 (17)
.61
Hepatic Failure
1 (<1)
1 (<1)
1.0
Malignancy
10 (7)
8 (5)
.45
Depression
31 (21)
54 (33)
.02
Dementia
42 (29)
53 (33)
.55
Antidepressants prior to ICU admission
28 (19)
49 (30)
.03
Any Impairment in Activities of Daily Living
50 (34)
61 (37)
.62
Any Impairment in Activities of Instrumental Daily Living
120 (83)
144 (88)
.21
Full Code on ICU Admission
121 (83)
144 (88)
.27
Admitting Diagnosis
Sepsis
23 (16)
28 (17)
.77
Respiratory
68 (47)
88 (54)
.23
Neurologic
1 (<1)
4 (2)
.38
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
33 (23)
19 (12)
.009
Other
20 (14)
25 (15)
.72
All variables presented as (%) except where indicated. Missing data present for some subjects. For BMI missing ; Dementia missing ; Code status missing .
