Table 2.
Comparison of the data at time of enrolment of patients comprising the two groups: survivors and non-survivors. There was no significant difference for any of the variables between groups (P >0.05, Mann-Whitney U-test)
| Survivors | Non-survivors | |
| Sex | m: 16 f: 10 | m: 8 f: 6 |
| Age (years) mean | 56.27 | 61.17 |
| ± 1SD | 14.01 | 15.62 |
| SOFA score, median | 12 | 13 |
| ± 25%/75% percentile | 10/13 | 10/15 |
| APACHE II score, median | 23 | 2 |
| ± 25%/75% percentiles | 21/269 | 24/30 |
| PCT (μ g/l), median | 5.83 | 4.42 |
| 25%/75% percentiles | 2.50–23.96 | 1.99/32.14 |
| CRP (mg/l) median | 169 | 147 |
| 25%/75% percentiles | 136/268 | 101/216 |
| Duration of follow-up (days) mean | 12.9 | 11.58 |
| ± 1SD | 4.28 | 4.33 |
m, Males; f, female; SOFA, sepsis-related organ failure assessment; APACHE, Acute Physiology, Age, Chronic Health Evaluation; PCT, procalcitonin; CRP, C-reactive peptide.