Table 5.
Effects of various metabolic indicators in differentiating LOS caused by Gram-negative vs. Gram-positive bacteria
| Index | Gram-negative (n = 71) |
Gram-positive (n = 107) |
Univariate logistic | Multivariate logistic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | OR (95%CI) | P | |||
| PCT (ng/mL) | 6.67 (1.38, 9.91) | 4.29 (1.03, 9.64) | < 0.001 |
0.878 (0.817, 0.944) |
< 0.001 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 29.68 (8.13, 45.97) | 22.85 (4.46, 42.59) | 0.024 | 0.257 | |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 42.68 (6.17, 64.78) | 28.35 (5.47, 61.47) | 0.001 | 0.415 | |
| IL-1β (pg/mL) | 33.77 (14.51, 48.70) | 27.71 (11.24, 42.86) | 0.053 | ||
| IL-12 (pg/mL) | 52.34 (43.00, 69.65) | 55.25 (52.69, 73.90) | 0.500 | ||
| Lac (mmol/L) | 3.72 ± 1.18 | 4.03 ± 0.84 | 0.045 | 0.113 | |
| Mortality rate | 10 (14.08%) | 6 (5.61%) | 0.054 | ||
PCT Procalcitonin, CRP C-reactive Protein, Lac Lactate