Characteristics of Included Patients Stratified by Group
death, organ dysfunction
Abbreviations: APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, version 2; BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); GED, General Educational Development; ICU, intensive care unit; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.Race and ethnicity were identified by self-report or researcher observation.Other race and ethnicity included American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, mixed race, and other.Educational level was reported by patient or surrogate during interview at enrollment and at follow-up. Unknown means the respondent did not know the highest educational level attained by the participant.APACHE II score ranges from 0 to 71, with higher scores indicating greater risk of hospital death. A score of 25 indicates a mortality probability of approximately 50%.SOFA score ranges from 0 to 24, with higher scores indicating greater severity of organ dysfunction. A score between 7 and 9 is associated with a 40% to 50% mortality risk.Other included outside hospital, operating suite, inpatient rehabilitation unit, oncology unit, another ICU, and emergency department observation unit.