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Table 2 Clinical outcomes before and after propensity-score matching

From: Atrial fibrillation is not an independent determinant of 28-day mortality among critically III sepsis patients

Clinical outcomes

Before matching

After matching

Non-AF group

(n = 14,779)

AF group

(n = 6759)

P value

Non-AF group

(n = 5790)

AF group

(n = 5790)

P value

28-day mortality, n (%)

1975 (13.4)

1158 (17.1)

< 0.001

905 (15.6)

933 (16.1)

0.492

Hospital LOS(d)

8.5 (5.1, 15.3)

9.3 (6.0, 15.6)

< 0.001

8.1 (5.1, 13.9)

9.2 (6.0, 15.7)

< 0.001

ICU LOS(d)

3.0 (1.8, 6.1)

3.5 (2.0, 7.0)

< 0.001

2.9 (1.7, 5.8)

3.4 (1.9, 7.0)

< 0.001

Duration of mechanical ventilation(h)

38.0(16.0,86.0)

49.0(22.0,104.0)

< 0.001

39.0 (18.0, 84.0)

48.0(22.0, 103.0)

< 0.001

  1. LOS: length of stay, ICU: intensive care unit. The chi-square test and Wilcoxon rank-sum test were used to compare the differences in categorical and continuous variables, respectively