Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of patients with sepsis stratified by vitamin A status
| Non-VAD N = 66 |
VAD N = 94 |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypoglycemia, n (%) | 3 (4.5%) | 17 (18.1%) | 0.011b |
| Positive blood culture, n (%) | 6 (9.1%) | 8 (8.5%) | 0.898b |
| Severe sepsis, n (%) | 6 (9.1%) | 23 (24.5%) | 0.013b |
| Septic shock, n (%) | 5 (7.6%) | 20 (21.3%) | 0.019b |
| PLT, × 109/L | 298.00 (174.00,397.00) | 201.50 (104.75,323.25) | 0.007a |
| PRISM | 10.00 (7.8,16.0) | 11.00 (7.0, 17.3) | 0.674a |
| Temperature, °C | 38.50 (37.60, 39.20) | 38.80 (37.80, 39.40) | 0.171a |
| PCT, μg/L | 3.02 (0.79, 15.12) | 3.15 (0.79, 15.69) | 0.762a |
| Albumin, g/L | 31.64 (6.68) | 28.64 (6.25) | 0.004d |
| WBC, × 109/L | 12.63 (7.01, 16.85) | 11.80 (7.89,15.77) | 0.438a |
| Lactate, mmol/L | 2.70 (1.70, 3.90) | 2.45 (1.68, 4.50) | 0.967a |
| Ventilation time, hours | 24.00 (9.50, 125.00) | 22.00 (5.00, 99.50) | 0.397a |
| Length of ICU stay, days | 8.75 (3.80, 14.00) | 5.80 (3.00, 11.75) | 0.210a |
| Length of hospital stay, days | 16.2 0 (11.30, 20.90) | 13.70 (8.45, 23.72) | 0.362a |
| Hospital mortality, n (%) | 2 (3.0%) | 5 (5.3%) | 0.701c |
| 28-day mortality, n (%) | 3 (4.5%) | 8 (8.5%) | 0.527c |
PLT platelet, °C degree Celsius, PCT procalcitonin, WBC white blood count
aMann-Whitney U test
bChi-squared test
cFisher exact test
dStudent’s t test