3.4 Risk factors for death
Half of the patients (10 patients) died between 2 and 19 days after
admission to the ICU. Figure 2 shows the clinical course and outcome of
each patient. Compared with dead patients, the average weight of the
surviving patients was lower (61.70±2.36 vs 68.60±7.15 kg, P = 0.01),
and the GCS score was higher (14.69±0.70 vs 12.70±2.45, P =
0.03). Univariate logistic analysis showed that increased body weight
(OR=1.39, 95% CI: 1.01~1.93) and decreased lymphocyte
count (OR=0.11, 95% CI: 0.01~0.84) were significantly
associated with death among the patients. Table 3 represents the
association of various factors with death in the regression model.