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.