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25 August 2021: Clinical Research

“Obesity Paradox” in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Study

Yan Liu 1ABCDEFG , Man Song 1BCDF , Lixue Huang 2BCDF , Guangfa Zhu 13ACG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.931808

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e931808

Supplementary Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients (n=1010).

BMI<18.5≥18.5,<25≥25,<30≥30P value
N (%)41 (4.06%)548 (54.26%)357 (35.34%)64 (6.33%)
Age, years42.63±17.9058.85±13.4760.55±11.7956.00±12.62
Smoking index250.0 (125.0–675.0)450.0 (210.0–800.0)500.0 (300.0–800.0)400.0 (210.0–800.0)0.517
EF value before surgery, %61.24±8.8060.29±10.1960.06±8.7460.22±9.810.934
Hemoglobin level before surgery, g/l129.10±22.37132.68±18.84134.44±17.98133.72±20.770.267
Albumin level before surgery, g/l43.25±3.4740.49±5.3440.45±5.1440.51±5.160.011
APACHE II value15.54±3.5616.64±3.6816.81±3.6717.12±4.880.167
Duration of surgery, hours4.81±1.914.72±1.904.73±1.855.06±2.300.579
Blood loss, ml600.00 (400.00–1000.00)600.00 (400.00–1000.00)700.00 (500.00–1000.00)600.00 (350.00–1000.00)0.383
Transfusion of red blood cells, ml400.00 (200.00–600.00)400.00 (233.50–800.00)400.00 (239.00–770.00)400.00 (200.00–625.00)0.665
Transfusion of plasma cells, ml0.00 (0.00–400.00)0.00 (0.00–400.00)0.00 (0.00–200.00)0.00 (0.00–0.00)0.048
EF value after surgery, %50.50±18.3348.52±22.7046.16±23.3349.91±21.140.458
ARDS, %0.004
 No26 (63.41%)445 (81.20%)293 (82.07%)44 (68.75%)
 Yes15 (36.59%)103 (18.80%)64 (17.93%)20 (31.25%)
Gender, %
 Male24 (58.54%)351 (64.05%)272 (76.19%)43 (67.19%)
 Female17 (41.46%)197 (35.95%)85 (23.81%)21 (32.81%)
History of cardiac surgery, %0.001
 No37 (90.24%)522 (95.26%)354 (99.16%)63 (98.44%)
 Yes4 (9.76%)26 (4.74%)3 (0.84%)1 (1.56%)
History of hypertension, %
 No38 (92.68%)334 (60.95%)160 (44.82%)25 (39.06%)
 Yes63 (7.32%)214 (39.05%)197 (55.18%)39 (60.94%)
History of diabetes, %0.030
 No37 (90.24%)464 (84.67%)281 (78.71%)57 (89.06%)
 Yes4 (9.76%)84 (15.33%)76 (21.29%)7 (10.94%)
History of AMI, %0.004
No38 (92.68%)446 (81.39%)262 (73.39%)49 (76.56%)
Yes3 (7.32%)102 (18.61%)95 (26.61%)15 (23.44%)
Emergency surgery, %0.068
 No41 (100.00%)523 (95.44%)338 (94.68%)57 (89.06%)
 Yes0 (0.00%)25 (4.56%)19 (5.32%)7 (10.94%)
Type of surgery, %
 isolated valvular surgery or isolated CABG surgery22 (53.66%)421 (76.68%)281 (78.71%)42 (66.67%)
 Valvular combined with CABG surgery4 (9.76%)31 (5.65%)15 (4.20%)5 (7.94%)
 Aortic surgery1 (2.44%)28 (5.10%)24 (6.72%)11 (17.46%)
 Others14 (34.15%)69 (12.57%)37 (10.36%)5 (7.94%)
EF – ejection fraction; COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; AMI – acute myocardial infarction; CABG – coronary artery bypass grafting; APACHE – acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; ARDS – acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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