Research Article

Does Gender Impact Intensity of Care Provided to Older Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients?

Table 3

Mortality and discharge disposition .

Men Women value
(%) (%)

Death (ICU or Floor)32 (22)47 (29).17
Overall Mortality (15 months from ICU admission)86 (59)85 (52)
Discharge to skilled nursing facility, assisted living, rehabilitation unit, hospice, 54 (48)67 (58).13

Chi-square or Fisher’s exact tests were used for categorical variables with statistical significance defined as value .
The value reported pertains to the interaction term in a Cox proportional hazards multivariable model including age, APS at admission, gender, TISS-28, and the interaction between gender and TISS-28.
Those not discharged to Skilled Nursing Facility, and so forth were discharged to home or friend/relative.
Missing data are present for some subjects. For discharge location missing .