Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of all patients according to serum levels of cystatin C ≤ 0.96 and >0.96 mg/L (n = 234).
| Characteristic | Cystatin C ≤ 0.96 (n = 145) |
Cystatin C > 0.96 (n = 89) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 72 ± 11 | 78 ± 10 | <0.01 |
| BMI | 26 ± 4 | 26 ± 6 | 0.59 |
| Gender (% males) | 60 | 58.4 | 0.89 |
| ICU hospitalization (days) | 4 ± 6 | 6 ± 16 | 0.04 |
| APACHE II score | 20 ± 5 | 18 ± 5 | 0.05 |
| Albumin (mg/dL)* | 3.09 ± 0.70 | 2.93 ± 0.57 | 0.07 |
| CRP (mg/dL)* | 7.60 ± 8.14 | 8.58 ± 9.57 | 0.40 |
| sCr (mg/dL)* | 0.74 ± 0.20 | 0.80 ± 0.24 | 0.03 |
Student's t-test.
BMI: body mass index, ICU: intensive care unit, CRP: C-reactive protein, sCr: serum creatinine.
*At admission in ICU.