Research Article

Evaluation of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in Intensive Care Units: A Cohort Study

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate analysis using death as a dependent variable.

Univariate analysisOR (95% CI) value

 Parkinson’s disease0.83 (0.55–1.25)0.38
 Lower level of consciousness on ICU admission2.69 (1.76–4.09)<0.001
 VAD on ICU admission5.81 (3.47–9.73)<0.001
 APACHE II in the first 24 hours in the ICU1.17 (1.14–1.21)<0.001

Multivariate analysis evaluating the influence of Parkinson’s disease on deathOR (95% CI) value
 Parkinson’s disease controlled by APACHE II score in the first 24 hours0.70 (0.43–1.12)0.138
 Parkinson’s disease controlled by VAD on ICU admission1.04 (0.68–1.59)0.867
 Parkinson’s disease controlled by lower level of consciousness on ICU admission0.65 (0.42–1.00)0.050
 Parkinson’s disease controlled by VAD and lower level of consciousness on ICU admission0.83 (0.53–1.29)0.404

PD, Parkinson’s disease; VAD, vasoactive drug; ICU, intensive care unit; APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation. Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval of univariate logistic regression analysis, with a significance level of 5%. Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval of the multivariate logistic regression analysis, with a significance level of 5%.