Table 2. Clinical characteristics of the sepsis patients used for Solexa sequencing.
Variables | Survivors(n = 9) | Non-survivors(n = 9) | p-value |
Male/female | 6/3 | 7/2 | 0.599A |
Ages (years) | 62.3±20.8 | 60.9±21.5 | 0.887B |
Type | |||
Sepsis | 3 | 3 | - |
Severe sepsis | 3 | 3 | - |
Septic shock | 3 | 3 | - |
SOFA scores | 6.0±3.7 | 9.6±3.6 | 0.057B |
APACHE II | 14.5±6.5 | 20.9±6.0 | 0.060B |
CRP (mg/dl) | 13.8 (6.1, 20.6) | 14.15 (0.5, 22.2) | 0.116B |
PCT (ng/ml) | 4.87(0.37,10.36) | 10.18(0.45,32.76) | 0.404B |
WBC (×109/L) | 11.84(3.01,23.29) | 10.08(7.62,29.6) | 0.559B |
A: Chi Square tests; B: Mann-Whitney U tests.