Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the included patients in both groups n (%)
Characteristics | Transmural necrosis group | Partial necrosis group | P value |
Age (mean ± SD), yr | 66.6 ± 8.1 | 66.2 ± 5.9 | 0.7 |
Sex (male) | 61 (50.8) | 43 (49.4) | 1.0 |
Hypertension | 57 (47.1) | 43 (49.4) | 0.7 |
Type 2 diabetes | 26 (21.5) | 20 (23.0) | 0.8 |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 21 (17.3) | 13 (14.9) | 0.7 |
Atrial fibrillation | 10 (8.3) | 14 (16.0) | 0.1 |
Chronic renal failure | 7 (5.8) | 6 (6.9) | 0.7 |
Coronary artery diseases | 15 (12.4) | 15 (17.2) | 0.4 |
Pain | 121 (100.0) | 87 (100.0) | 1.0 |
White blood cell count > 15000/mL | 75 (62.0) | 56 (64.4) | 0.7 |
pH < 7.2 on blood gas analysis | 56 (46.3) | 36 (41.4) | 0.5 |
Lactate in serum > 4 mmol/L | 69 (57.0) | 55 (63.2) | 0.3 |