Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population.

From: Lower serum cholesterol levels as a risk factor for critical illness polyneuropathy: a matched case–control study

Characteristics

Overall Population (N = 134)

CIP Cases (n = 67)

Controls (n = 67)

Female, n (%)

66 (49)

33 (49)

33 (49)

Age, years, median (IQR)

63 (52 to 71)

64 (52 to 71)

63 (52 to 71)

surgical CCU patients, n (%)

73 (54)

33 (49)

40 (60)

medical CCU patients, n (%)

61 (46)

34 (51)

27 (40)

Weight, kg, median (IQR)

75 (64 to 87)

79 (65 to 90)

74 (62 to 84)

Height, cm, median (IQR)

168 (160 to 175)

170 (165 to 178)

165 (153 to 175)

Body mass index, kg/m2, median (IQR)

25.9 (22.9 to 30.6)

25.4 (22.6 to 31.1)

26.1 (22.9 to 30.3)

Length of CCU stay, days, median (IQR)

25 (8 to 46)

44 (26 to 68)

8 (1 to 22)

Length of hospital stay, days, median (IQR)

68 (32 to 114)

84 (36 to 119)

58 (31 to 114)

Lipid lowering medication at admission, n (%)

27 (20)

16 (24)

11 (16)

Parenteral nutrition with lipid emulsion, n (%)

65 (49)

38 (57)

27 (40)

  1. CCU critical care unit, CIP critical illness polyneuropathy, IQR interquartile range, Kg/m2 kilogram/square meter.