Table 2

One-year mortality in different BMI patients with sepsis

OutcomeBMI (kg/m2) n (%)
Total (n=3145)Normal weight (18.5 to<25) (n=1000)Overweight (25 to<29.9) (n=976)Obese (>= 30) (n=1169)P value
Time in ICU (days)4.3 (2.0, 9.9)3.9 (1.9, 8.7)3.9 (2.0, 9.0)5.1 (2.2, 12.0)<0.001
28-day mortality, n (%)0.016
 No2373 (75.5)728 (72.8)732 (75)913 (78.1)
 Yes772 (24.5)272 (27.2)244 (25)256 (21.9)
1-year mortality, n (%)<0.001
 No1811 (57.6)531 (53.1)565 (57.9)715 (61.2)
 Yes1334 (42.4)469 (46.9)411 (42.1)454 (38.8)
4-year mortality, n (%)<0.001
 No1434 (45.6)404 (40.4)441 (45.2)589 (50.4)
 Yes1711 (54.4)596 (59.6)535 (54.8)580 (49.6)
  • BMI, body mass index; ICU, intensive care unit.