Table 2.

Factors Associated With Hypoxemia and Clinical Outcome^*

Factors	S-R-H Group (n = 17)	S-R-NH Group (n = 27)	p Value
Age, yr	46.2 ± 12.0	30.9 ± 12.0	0.002†
Hb level, g/dL	12.4 ± 1.6	13.3 ± 1.3	0.091
Absolute lymphocyte count, ×109 cells/L	7.5 ± 5.2	9.5 ± 5.4	0.23
Initial platelet count, ×103 cells/μL	175.7 ± 71.5	222.1 ± 101.0	0.144
Initial creatinine level, mg/dL	1.3 ± 1.5	0.8 ± 0.2	0.446
Initial AST level, IU/L	52.1 ± 45.0	27.5 ± 10.7	0.035†
Initial ALT level, IU/L	56.9 ± 58.1	28.0 ± 25.7	0.446
Initial CPK level, IU/L	350.1 ± 754.8	112.2 ± 188.3	0.651
LDH level, IU/L	265.7 ± 92.0	199.2 ± 56.2	0.016†
Mean CRP level, mg/dL	4.7 ± 4.4	2.2 ± 3.8	0.051
Mortality, No.	5 (29%)	0 (0%)	< 0.001†

^*Values given as mean ± SD, unless otherwise indicated. See Table 1 for abbreviations not used in the text.

^†p < 0.05 was considered to be significant.