Table 1.

Main patients' characteristics.

	Group 1 .IIT n = 110	Group 2.CRS n = 118	p Value
Age (y)
Mean ± SD	58.7 ± 20.4	55.5 ± 21.6	0.25
Female, n (%)	48 (43.6)	59 (50)	0.33
APACHE III score
Mean ± SD	69.2 ± 22.5	67.1 ± 26.9	0.54
ICU LOS, days
Median	10	10.5
Interquartile range	6–22	7–18.5	0.87
Previous diabetes mellitus
n (%)	39 (35.4)	30 (25.4)	0.11

APACHE: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU: Intensive Care Unit; LOS: length of stay.