Table 2 Background variables at baseline in the survivors and deceased individuals treated with LTMV between 2008 and 2014
Characteristic | All participants, n (n = 112) | Survivors, n (%) (n = 60) | Deceased, n (%) (n = 52) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
 Female | 53 | 28 (53) | 25 (47) |
 Male | 59 | 32 (54) | 27 (46) |
Age | |||
 ≤ 60 | 38 | 26 (68) | 12 (32) |
 > 60 | 74 | 34 (46) | 40 (54) |
Education | |||
 Primary school | 33 | 18 (55) | 15 (45) |
 High school | 44 | 23 (52) | 21 (48) |
 College/university | 35 | 19 (54) | 16 (46) |
Marital status | |||
 Married /cohabiting | 64 | 34 (53) | 30 (47) |
 Single/divorced/widowed | 48 | 26 (54) | 22 (46) |
LTMV h/daya | |||
 5–8 | 50 | 33 (66) | 17 (34) |
 8–12 | 42 | 23 (55) | 19 (45) |
 12–24 | 17 | 2 (12) | 15 (88) |
Years on LTMV | |||
 ≤ 4 | 65 | 33 (51) | 32 (49) |
 > 4 | 47 | 27 (57) | 20 (43) |
Disease | |||
 NMD | 48 | 26 (54) | 22 (46) |
 COPD | 24 | 6 (25) | 18 (75) |
 OHS | 32 | 22 (69) | 10 (31) |
 CWD | 8 | 6 (75) | 2 (25) |
Co-morbidity | |||
 No additionally diagnosis | 44 | 32 (73) | 12 (27) |
 1 additionally diagnosis | 29 | 18 (62) | 11 (38) |
 ≥ 2 additionally diagnosis | 39 | 10 (26) | 29 (74) |
Respiratorya | |||
 FVC (litre) (mean, SD) | 89 | 2.64 (1.15) | 1.89 (0.93) |
 FEV1(litre) (mean, SD) | 90 | 1.88 (1.04) | 1.16 (0.70) |
 PaCO2 kPa daytime (mean, SD) | 84 | 5.61 (0.76) | 6.01 (1.06) |
 PaO2 kPa daytime (mean, SD) | 69 | 10.1 (1.78) | 9.14 (1.92) |