Table 2. General features. Abbreviations: BMI for body mass index; COPD for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CKD for chronic kidney disease *N/A: non applicable; continuous data presented using the mean ± standard deviation and categorical data (n,%); p-value*: t-test.
| Characteristic | Total (n =63) |
Sepsis group (n = 43) |
Septic shock group (n = 20) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 59.76 ± 17.60 | 57.98 ± 18.65 | 61.15 ± 9.95 | 0.241 |
| Weight (kg) | 63.38 ± 12.01 | 64.42 ± 12.83 | 64.06 ± 13.29 | 0.318 |
| Height (cm) | 162.93 ± 7.79 | 163.81 ± 8.35 | 161.05 ± 6.19 | 0.192 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.55 ± 3.57 | 23.87 ± 3.81 | 23.48 ± 2.86 | 0.688 |
| Gender n (male/female) | 63 (40/23) | 43 (27/16) | 20 (13/7) | 0.665 |
| Comorbidity n (%) Type 2 diabetes Hypertension COPD Chronic kidney disease Chronic liver disease Chronic heart failure |
19 (32.2%) 20 (31.7%) 10 (15.9%) 5 (7.9%) 4 (6.3%) 5 (7.9%) |
14 (32.6%) 19 (44.2%) 6 (14%) 3 (7.0%) 0 (0%) 1 (2.3%) |
5 (25%) 1 (5%) 4 (20%) 2 (10%) 4 (20%) 4 (20%) |
N/A |
| Infectious etiology Respiratory system Digestive system Urinary system Skin and soft tissue Nervous system Others |
20 (31.7%) 18 (28.6%) 12 (19.0%) 6 (9.5%) 3 (4.8%) 4 (6.3%) |
12 (27.9%) 12 (27.9%) 8 (18.6%) 5 (11.6%) 3 (7.0%) 3 (7.0%) |
8 (40.0%) 6 (30.0%) 4 (20.0) 1 (5.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (5.0%) |
N/A |