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. 2023 Jun 22;15(6):e40773. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40773

Table 2. Descriptives of the study population and the comparison of the 72-hour mortality groups.

BMI, body mass index; GCS, Glasgow coma scale; ISS, Injury severity scale

  Survivors, median (25-75% quartiles) or N (%) Mortality (+), median (25-75% quartiles) or N (%) p-Value
Age 42 (27 to 58) 51 (32 to 73) <0.001
Sex (male) 1775 (74.3) 488 (71) 0.084
BMI (N=1,616) 25 (22 to 27) 25 (22 to 28) 0.425
GCS 12 (3 to 15) 3 (3 to 3) <0.001
ISS 26 (20 to 34) 34 (25 to 50) <0.001
pH 7.34 (7.28 to 7.39) 7.27 (7.16 to 7.36) <0.001
Base excess (mmol/L) -2.6 (-5.3 to -0.5) -5.9 (-10.5 to -2.3) <0.001
Lactate  (mmol/L) 2.1 (1.3 to 3.3) 3.7 (2.2 to 6.3) <0.001