Socioeconomic Factors and Mortality in the Intensive Care Population

Completed

• Conditions: Socio-economic Status; Comorbidity

• Registration Number: NCT06554808
• Lead Sponsor: Uppsala University

Brief Summary

It is important to find out how much of the socioeconomic factors´ impact on mortality on ICU patient´s can be explained by the presence of comorbidity. The aim of this study is to clarify the impact of socioeconomic factors on mortality and how much of this effect are due to comorbidity in the intensive care population.

Detailed Description

The first ICU admissions of patients aged 30 years and older, registered in the Swedish Intensive Care Registry (SIR) from 2009 to 2012 were included. SIR was linked to the National Patient Register, Statistics Sweden and the Cause of Death Register using unique person identity numbers. Educational level and disposable income was reported in the year preceding the admission to intensive care to not be affected by the current illness.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2016-12-31
• Study Completion: 2016-12-31
• Study First Submitted: 2024-08-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-08-12
• Study First Posted: 2024-08-15
• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-11-17
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 101745

Inclusion Criteria

• Registered in the Swedish Intensive Care Registry (SIR) from 2009 to 2012.
• The first ICU admission
• Patients aged 30 years and older

Exclusion Criteria

• Missing registration of educational level
• Missing registration of income

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mortality	january 1, 2009 til december 31, 2016	Mortality