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Table 2 The body mass index subgroups of 19,669 patients admitted to the intensive care unit

From: Underweight is independently associated with mortality in post-operative and non-operative patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a retrospective study

BMI Subgroup

Number of patients (%)

 

Post-Operative N = 11,215

Non-Operative N = 8,454

< 18.5

384 (3.4)

428 (5.1)

18.5–24.9

3,461 (30.9)

2,945 (34.8)

25.0–29.9

3,878 (34.6)

2,692 (31.8)

30.0–39.9

2,718 (24.2)

1,947 (23.0)

≥ 40.0

774 (6.9)

442 (5.2)