Table 2 Summary statistics dichotomized by age
Clinical parameters | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
< 65 (n = 202) | ≥ 65 (n = 432) | p-value | |
Age, mean (SD) | 47.4 (12.8) | 81.7 (8.5) | < 0.001 |
Gender, male (%) | 145 (71.8) | 258 (59.7) | 0.004 |
In-hospital mortality, n (%) | 14 (6.9) | 120 (27.8) | < 0.001 |
Number of comorbidities, n (%) | 0.011 | ||
0 | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
1 | 39 (19.3) | 50 (11.6) | |
≥ 2 | 162 (80.2) | 382 (88.4) | |
CCI, median (IQR) | 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | < 0.001 |
Invasive mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 43 (21.3) | 62 (14.4) | 0.038 |
Total LOS, median (IQR) | 6.5 (3.0, 15.8) | 6.0 (3.0, 14.0) | 0.612 |
Total direct cost, median $ (IQR) | 7908.9 (3515.9, 19,558.7) | 6603.4 (3131.47, 13,745.2) | 0.101 |
Total indirect cost, median $ (IQR) | 2682.2 (1184.9, 6223.5) | 2328.9 (1048.8, 4663.4) | 0.072 |
SLP intervention, n (%) | 66 (32.7) | 216 (50.0) | < 0.001 |