Combination of APACHE Scoring Systems with Adductor Pollicis Muscle Thickness for the Prediction of Mortality in Patients Who Spend More Than One Day in the Intensive Care Unit
Table 1
Comparison of variables between survivors and nonsurvivors.
Survivors ()
Nonsurvivors ()
value
Total ()
Age
58.73 ± 17.2
52.90 ± 18.4
0.01
54.74 ± 18.28
Gender
1
Male
125 (41.1%)
62 (20.4%)
0.52
187 (61.55)
Female
83 (27.3%)
34 (11.2%)
117 (38.4)
Serum albumin
3.3 ± 0.7
2.96 ± 0.6
0.01
3.19 ± 0.72
APACHE II
14 (11–17)
20 (16–24)
0.001
15 (12–20)
APACHE III
41 (28–54)
70 (51–86)
0.001
47 (33–66)
APMT (mm)
16 (14–18)
13 (12–14)
0.001
15 (12–17)
Subtype
0.04
Medical
15 (4.9%)
13 (4.2%)
28 (9)
Surgical
89 (29.2%)
96 (31.5%)
185 (61)
Trauma
46 (15.1%)
45 (14.8%)
91 (30)
APACHE: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Score; APMT: adductor pollicis muscle thickness; independent t-test (mean ± SD); chi square (n, %); Mann–Whitney (median, Q1–Q3).
