Table 3 Clinical outcomes in patients with and without low muscle mass
|  | Low muscle mass (n = 34) | Preserved muscle mass (n = 116) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Short-term outcomes | |||
 In-hospital mortality | 13 (38%) | 27 (23%) | 0.121 |
Post-hospitalization discharge disposition in survivors |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Home | 7 (21%) | 56 (48%) |  |
 Hospice | 5 (15%) | 8 (7%) |  |
 Skilled nursing facility | 8 (24%) | 5 (4%) |  |
 Inpatient rehabilitation facility | 1 (3%) | 18 (16%) |  |
 Long-term care hospital | 0 | 2 (2%) |  |
One-year survival (median, IQR) | |||
 Survival time (days) | 20 (4.2, 365) | 365 (14, 365) | 0.003  |
 Deceased at 1-year follow up | 24 (71%) | 44 (38%) | < 0.001 |
 One-year survival probability (95% CI) | 29% (18%—50%) | 62% (54%—72%) | < 0.001 |
 Hazard ratio (95% CI) | 2.4 (1.44, 3.9) | < 0.001 | |
Length of intensive care treatment (days) | 1 (0.7, 2.0) | 1 (0.1, 1.7) | 0.348 |
Hospital Length of stay | 6 (4, 10) | 7 (4, 7) | 0.736 |
Hospital Readmission (median, IQR) | |||
 Patients readmitted within 1 year of hospital discharge | 2 (6%) | 20 (17%) | 0.165 |
 Days from discharge to readmission | 5 (3, 8) | 9 (4, 65) | 0.424 |
 Length of hospital readmission | 6 (3, 9) | 4 (2, 7) | 1.000 |