Association between Thyroid Dysfunction and Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness: A Case-Control Study

Table 2

Patient demographics and length of ICU stay.

	ICUAW cases	Controls	value
Age (years)	58.94 (9.95)	59.14 (9.78)	0.91
Sex (M/F)	25/32	30/27	0.34
APACHE II score	24.03 (3.63)	23.84 (3.49)	0.77
LOS (days)	21.92 (7.58)	22.82 (8.74)	0.55
BMI (kg/m^2)	74.03 (17.99)	74.66 (18.11)	0.85

Data are presented as mean (SD). APACHE: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; BMI: body mass index; ICUAW: intensive care unit-acquired weakness; ICU: intensive care unit; LOS: length of stay.