Table 1. Demographics of patients and controls.
| Patients | Controls | |
| Age, years | 70 (60–74) | 67 (57–72) |
| Sex, male/female (%) | 21/17 (55/45) | 15/23 (39/61) |
| SAPS II | 48 (40–55) | |
| APACHE II | 23 (17–27) | |
| SOFA, Day of first sampling | 9 (7–11) | |
| SOFA, Day of second sampling | 9 (4–11) | |
| SOFA, Day of third sampling | 6.5 (5–9) | |
| Source of sepsis | ||
| - Soft tissue | 12 | |
| - Abdominal | 12 | |
| - Chest | 10 | |
| - Blood | 2 | |
| - Urinary tract | 1 | |
| - Mediastinum | 1 | |
| Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock (%) | 4/34 (11/89) | |
| Outcome, number (%) | ||
| 28-day mortality | 8 (21) | |
| 90-day mortality | 13 (34) |
Displayed as median (IQR) or individual numbers (%) SAPS, Simplified Acute Physiologic Score; APACHE, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation score; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.