Table 2.

Laboratory data of 127 patients with septic shock

Variable	ICU mortality		P value
	Yes (n = 86)	No (n = 41)
PAD4, (ng/mL)	4.9 (3.1‐6.6)	3.5 (1.3‐5.5)	.001
Lactate, (mmol/L)	2.6 (1.5‐3.9)	1.4 (1.0‐2.7)	.004
Hemoglobin, (g/dL)	11.0 ± 2.0	11.4 ± 1.8	.202
Hematocrit, (%)	32.7 ± 6.3	33.8 ± 5.3	.339
Leucocytes, (103/mm3)	16.8 (12.8‐23.7)	16.4 (12.1‐23.0)	.477
CRP, (mg/dL)	33.5 (22.6‐43.3)	34.5 (23.3‐44.8)	.799
Albumin, (g/dL)	2.2 (1.9‐2.5)	2.3 (1.8‐2.6)	.632
Urea, (mg/dL)	102 (64‐159)	81 (47‐149)	.163
Creatinine, (mg/dL)	1.9 (0.8‐3.4)	1.5 (0.7‐2.9)	.331

CRP, C‐reactive protein; ICU, intensive care unit; PAD 4, peptidylarginine deiminase 4.

Data are expressed as median (including the lower and upper quartiles).