Table 1.
Comparison of general patient and healthy volunteers data, including important Intensive Care Unit scores and therapy variables. aValues are mean ± SD; bMann-Whitney U test, ct-test, dChi Square test, eFisher’s exact test; n.a. = not applied.
| Patient and general variables | Patient Group | Healthy Volunteers Group | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age [yrs]a | 60.9 ± 16.6 | 55.5 ± 12.5 | 0.15b |
| Body weight [kg]a | 83.9 ± 24.2 (n = 75) | 82.6 ± 19.0 | 0.22c |
| Height [cm]a | 171.3 ± 9.5 (n = 73) | 175.0 ± 8.0 | 0.94b |
| Body Mass Indexa | 28.6 ± 8.4 (n = 73) | 27.0 ± 6.2 | 0.57b |
| Sex (male/female) | 41/35 | 8/3 | 0.24d 0.34e |
| Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)a | 6.5 ± 5.2 (n = 76) | 15 | |
| Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II)a | 27.4 ± 8.4 (n = 74) | Not assessed | n.a. |
| Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS II)a | 65.7 ± 16.2 (n = 74) | Not assessed | n.a. |
| Ventilation (none/non-invasive/invasive) | 13/10/53 | 11/0/0 | n.a. |
| Vasopressors (yes/no) | 70/6 | 0/11 | 4.42e −10,c |
| Antimicrobial therapy (yes/no) | 73/3 | 0/11 | 4.87e −11,c |
| Hydrocortisone (yes/no) | 41/35 | 0/11 | <0.001 c |