Table 1.
Demographic baseline characteristics of the 150 patients with sepsis.
| Characteristic | Study populationn = 150 |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 56.9 ± 10.3 |
| Sex, male | 98 (65) |
| Sex, female | 52 (35) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 22.8 ± 4.8 |
| Smoker | 58 (39) |
| Chronic comorbidities | |
| COPD | 23 (15) |
| Cardiomyopathy | 49 (33) |
| Chronic kidney failure | 18 (12) |
| Cirrhosis | 28 (19) |
| Primary infection | |
| Lung infection | 61 (41) |
| Urinary tract infection | 44 (29) |
| Intra-abdomen infection | 23 (15) |
| Skin and soft tissue infection | 10 (7) |
| Bone and joints infection | 3 (2) |
| Other infection | 9 (6) |
| Laboratory indexes | |
| Serum creatinine, mg/dl | 1.7 (1.2-2.4) |
| Albumin (g/l) | 27.2 (21.6-36.8) |
| White blood cells (x109/l) | 14.0 (2.9-28.1) |
| C-reactive protein (mg/l) | 98.5 (52.7-128.8) |
| APACHE II score | 16.3 ± 6.3 |
| SOFA score | 7.3 ± 3.2 |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range) or n (%)
BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; APACHE II score, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II score; SOFA score, sequence organ failure assessment score.