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Table 1 Characteristics of ICU patients with and without liver cirrhosis

From: A population-based cohort study of mortality of intensive care unit patients with liver cirrhosis

Pre-hospital and in-hospital characteristics

No liver cirrhosis

(N = 37197)

Liver cirrhosis

(N = 37197)

Age, years

n

(%)

n

(%)

 20–29

304

(0.8)

304

(0.8)

 30–39

2261

(6.1)

2261

(6.1)

 40–49

6022

(16.2)

6022

(16.2)

 50–59

8939

(24.0)

8939

(24.0)

 60–69

7832

(21.1)

7832

(21.1)

 70–79

7841

(21.1)

7841

(21.1)

  ≥ 80

3998

(10.8)

3998

(10.8)

Sex

 Female

10,274

(27.6)

10,274

(27.6)

 Male

26,923

(72.4)

26,923

(72.4)

 Low income

1192

(3.2)

1192

(3.2)

 ICU in medical center

11,331

(30.5)

11,331

(30.5)

Coexisting medical conditions

 Hypertension

8949

(24.1)

8949

(24.1)

 Diabetes

8360

(22.5)

8360

(22.5)

 Mental disorder

6725

(18.1)

6725

(18.1)

 Peptic ulcer disease

6206

(16.7)

6206

(16.7)

 Anemia

4507

(12.1)

4507

(12.1)

 COPD

3561

(9.6)

3561

(9.6)

 Fracture

2495

(6.7)

2495

(6.7)

 Asthma

1250

(3.4)

1250

(3.4)

 Atherosclerosis

1197

(3.2)

1197

(3.2)

 Traumatic brain injury

1063

(2.9)

1063

(2.9)

 Congestive heart failure

832

(2.2)

832

(2.2)

 Renal dialysis

806

(2.2)

806

(2.2)

 Thrombocytopenia

719

(1.9)

719

(1.9)

Reasons for ICU admission

 Digestive disease

10,198

(27.4)

10,198

(27.4)

 Cancer

6726

(18.1)

6726

(18.1)

 Respiratory disease

4524

(12.2)

4524

(12.2)

 Circulatory disease

4385

(11.8)

4385

(11.8)

 Infectious disease

3518

(9.5)

3518

(9.5)

 Injury and poisoning

2918

(7.8)

2918

(7.8)

 Symptom-defined conditions

862

(2.3)

862

(2.3)

 Genitourinary disease

762

(2.0)

762

(2.1)

 Endocrine disease

605

(1.6)

605

(1.6)

 Musculoskeletal disease

598

(1.6)

598

(1.6)

 Mental disorder

278

(0.8)

278

(0.8)

 Neurological disease

304

(0.8)

304

(0.8)

 Skin diseases

291

(0.8)

291

(0.8)

 Tumor

254

(0.7)

254

(0.7)

 Blood disease

76

(0.2)

76

(0.2)

 Congenital anomalies

40

(0.1)

40

(0.1)

 Disease of perinatal period

33

(0.1)

33

(0.1)

 Pregnancy complications

7

(0.02)

7

(0.02)

 Receiving surgery

15,297

(41.1)

15,297

(41.1)

 Endotracheal intubation

13,076

(35.1)

13,076

(35.1)

Complications in ICU

 Septicemia

7338

(19.7)

7338

(19.7)

 Pneumonia

2970

(8.0)

2970

(8.0)

 Acute renal failure

1708

(4.6)

1708

(4.6)

 Urinary tract infection

1681

(4.5)

1681

(4.5)

 Stroke

1438

(3.9)

1438

(3.9)

 Acute myocardial infarction

403

(1.1)

403

(1.1)

 Pulmonary embolism

22

(0.1)

22

(0.1)

  1. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ICU intensive care unit