Table 4.

Characteristics of infections in patients with severe sepsis stratified according to gender

	All patients	Male	Female	P value
n	305	220 (72.1)	85 (27.9)
Site of infection
Pulmonary	183 (60)	138 (62.7)	45 (52.9)	0.118
Abdominal	112 (36.7)	77 (35)	35 (41.2)	0.316
Catheter-related	7 (2.3)	5 (2.3)	2 (2.4)	0.967
Renal	18 (5.9)	13 (5.9)	5 (5.9)	0.993
Central nervous system	9 (3)	5 (2.3)	4 (4.7)	0.260
Bone	4 (1.3)	4 (1.8)	0	0.211
Soft tissue	15 (4.9)	12 (5.5)	3 (3.5)	0.486
Unknown	38 (12.5)	22 (10)	16 (18.8)	0.036
Other	80 (26.2)	53 (24.1)	27 (31.8)	0.172
Initial SOFA subscores
SOFA respiratory	3 (2 to 3)	3 (2 to 3)	2 (2 to 3)	0.312
SOFA hepatologic	0 (0 to 2)	0 (0 to 2)	0 (0 to 1)	0.439
SOFA hematologic	1 (0 to 2)	1 (0 to 2)	1 (0 to 2)	0.803
SOFA renal	1 (0 to 2)	1 (0 to 2)	1 (0 to 2)	0.254
SOFA neurologic	2 (1 to 3)	2 (1 to 3)	2 (1 to 3)	0.729
SOFA cardiovascular	4 (2 to 4)	4 (2 to 4)	3 (1.5 to 4)	0.282
SOFA scores during sepsis
Initial SOFA score	9.6 ± 3.6	9.8 ± 3.7	9.1 ± 3.3	0.190
SOFA mean	9.4 ± 3.6	9.6 ± 3.7	8.9 ± 3.5	0.197
SOFA maximum	9.7 ± 3.6	9.9 ± 3.7	9.1 ± 3.3	0.151

Data presented as n (%) or median (interquartile range). SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.