Table 4.
Comparison of the characteristics of survivals and non-survivals
| Characteristics | 28-d survivals (n=79) | 28-d non-survivals (n=68) | P |
| Age (year) | 63.9±15.8 | 68.5±14.7 | 0.086 |
| Sex, male | 66 (83.5%) | 54 (79.4%) | 0.666 |
| Treatment day in ICU | 18.4±8.2 | 25.7±8.5 | 0.000 |
| Stroke | 41 (51.9%) | 34 (50.0%) | 0.392 |
| Trauma | 47 (59.5%) | 39 (57.4%) | 0.925 |
| Shock | 16 (20.3%) | 34 (50.0%) | 0.000 |
| COPD | 40 (50.6%) | 32 (47.1%) | 0.790 |
| cTnI (μg/L) | 0.93 (0.14/1.25) | 0.91 (0.12/1.76) | 0.063 |
| BNP (pg/mL) | 626.0 (346.5/870.0) | 707.5 (409.5/1305.5) | 0.018 |
| h-FABP (ng/mL) | 8.44 (4.96/10.99) | 10.16 (8.40/12.20) | 0.030 |
| PAPP-A (ng/mL) | 3.57 (1.99/6.36) | 4.72 (2.92/7.42) | 0.002 |
| MPO (ng/mL) | 12.62 (8.37/17.80) | 15.65 (10.59/26.15) | <0.0005 |
| PCT (μg/L) | 3.50 (1.89/5.65) | 3.30 (1.99/5.30) | 0.838 |
| APACHE-II score (points) | 19.1±3.0 | 19.2±3.0 | 0.791 |
| SOFA score (points) | 10.4±2.4 | 10.2±2.2 | 0.470 |
| MODS score (points) | 11.1±2.3 | 11.8±2.3 | 0.109 |
Data are expressed as mean±standard deviation (SD), number (percentage), or median (25th/75th percentile). ICU: intensive care unit; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; cTnI: cardiac troponin I; BNP: brain natriuretic peptide; h-FABP: heart-type fatty acid-binding protein; PAPP-A: pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A; MPO: myeloperoxidase; PCT: procalcitonin; APACHE-II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; MODS: Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome