Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study cohort (n = 103).

Variable	Group-I	Group-II	Group –III	P value
	(n = 15)	(n = 34)	(n = 54)
Age in years – mean±S.D	58±6	55±8	55±9	0.5
Sex
Male- no (%)	11(73)	18 (53)	33 (61)	0.39
Female- no (%)	4 (27)	16 (47)	21 (39)
Smoking- no (%)	11 (73)	11 (32)	26 (48)	0.02
Alcoholism- no (%)	5 (33)	14 (41)	23 (43)	0.8
Diabetes- no (%)	10 (67)	22 (65)	34 (63)	0.9
Hypertension–no (%)	6 (40)	16 (47)	22 (41)	0.82
Statin use -no (%)	4 (27)	11 (32)	16 (30)	0.91

Group –I: Gram positive sepsis.

Group-II: Gram negative sepsis.

Group-III: Culture negative sepsis.