Table 1.
Study population.
| Parameter | All patients |
|---|---|
| Number | 117 |
| Sex (male/female) | 70/47 |
| Age median (range) [years] | 66 (18–90) |
| APACHE-II score median (range) | 18 (3–40) |
| SAPS2 score median (range) | 43 (9–80) |
| ICU days median (range) | 9 (1–137) |
| Death during ICU n (%) | 24.8% |
| Ventilation time median (range) [h] | 121 (0.0–2966.0) |
| Preexisting diabetes n (%) | 32.8% |
| HbA1c [%] | 5.8 (4–12.60) |
| BMI [kg/m2] | 26.09 (15.9–59.5) |
| WBC median (range) [×103/μL] | 12.7 (0.1–208) |
| CRP median (range) [mg/dL] | 116 (<5–230) |
| Procalcitonin median (range) [μg/L] | 1.0 (0.0–125.2) |
| Interleukin-6 median (range) [pg/mL] | 73 (0–6100) |
| Albumin median (range) [g/dL] | 2.8 (0.8–4.4) |
| INR median (range) | 1.16 (0.94–4.62) |
| AST median (range) [U/L] | 41 (10.0–2591) |
| GLDH median (range) [U/L] | 4.15 (0.5–720) |
| Creatinine median (range) [mg/dL] | 1.4 (0.1–10.7) |
| Urea median (range) [mg/dL] | 73 (5.0–455) |
| Adiponectin median (range) [μg/mL] | 10.28 (15.98–25.00) |
| Leptin receptor median (range) [ng/mL] | 33.02 (5.74–124.46) |
| Ghrelin median (range) [pmol/L] | 17.4 (5–113.8) |
APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CRP, C-reactive protein; ICU, intensive care unit; SAPS, simplified acute physiology score; WBC, white blood cell count.