Table.
Comparison of patients in clinics and in intensive care unit.
| Patients followed in clinics (n = 57) | Patients followed in ICU (n = 11) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 53.9 ± 14.4 | 70.1 ± 9.3 | <0.001* |
| Sex | 39 male (68.4%) | 8 male (72.7%) | |
| SpO2 (%) | 95.1 ± 2.7 | 88.3 ± 4.8 | <0.001* |
| Pulse (per min) | 95.7 ± 8.3 | 105.1 ± 7.7 | 0.002* |
| Respiratory Rate (per min) | 19.0 ± 3.1 | 30.2 ± 3.2 | <0.001* |
| pH | 7.3 ± 0.0 | 7.4 ± 0.1 | 0.009* |
| pCO2 (mmHg) | 42.8 ± 8.1 | 37.1 ± 10.9 | 0.022* |
| HCO3 (mmol/L) | 24.8 ± 2.3 | 23.7 ± 3.2 | 0.299 |
| Lactate (mEq/L) | 1.5 ± 0,4 | 1.6 ± 0.8 | 0.556 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.4 ± 1.5 | 11.7 ± 1.9 | 0.015* |
| Platelets (per microliter) | 186684.2 ± 56788.5 | 189545.4 ± 54869.5 | 0.877 |
| WBC (per microliter) | 5674.7 ± 1666.6 | 5578.1 ± 2580.0 | 0.907 |
| Neutrophils (%) | 4048.5 ± 1515.1 | 4662.7 ± 2623.4 | 0.901 |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 1047.1 ± 399.0 | 562.7 ± 284.7 | <0.001* |
| Monocytes (%) | 466.4 ± 181.5 | 308.1 ± 153.0 | 0.008* |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 13.9 ± 6.1 | 21.3 ± 16.9 | 0.277 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.9 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.7 | 0.609 |
| Sodium (mEq/L) | 137.2 ± 3.0 | 134.8 ± 4.4 | 0.08 |
| Cl (mEq/L) | 97.9 ± 3.0 | 95.9 ± 4.9 | 0.183 |
| K (mEq/L) | 4.3 ± 0.4 | 4.0 ± 0.4 | 0.044* |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 122.9 ± 30.1 | 128.4 ± 14.4 | 0.094 |
| AST (U/L) | 36.3 ± 21.1 | 64.8 ± 41.9 | 0.016* |
| ALT (U/L) | 32.0 ± 25.9 | 37.5 ± 25.9 | 0.426 |
| GGT (U/L) | 33.3 ± 29.5 | 56.9 ± 47.7 | 0.102 |
| ALP (U/L) | 63.7 ± 20.2 | 81.0 ± 47.7 | 0.707 |
| LDH (U/L) | 299.4 ± 105.6 | 474.8 ± 244.1 | 0.008* |
| Total protein (g/dL) | 7.1 ± 0.5 | 6.6 ± 0.4 | 0.003* |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 3.3 ± 0.3 | <0.001* |
| CRP (mg/L) | 50 ± 36.5 | 129.5 ± 69.2 | <0.001* |
| Procalcitonin (ng/mL) | 0.13 ± 0.2 | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 0.001* |
| Ferritin (ng/mL) | 692.1 ± 891.8 | 818.3 ± 470.4 | 0.143 |
| D-dimer (μg/mL) | 816.6 ± 609.7 | 1950.0 ± 2033.9 | 0.002* |
| Troponin (pg/mL) | 6.4 ± 6.5 | 27.0 ± 26.1 | <0.001* |
| Pro-BNP (pg/mL) | 133.7 ± 457.6 | 522.7 ± 584.9 | <0.001* |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dL) | 493.9 ± 89.1 | 582.9 ± 116.0 | 0.045* |
| APTT (seconds) | 28.4 ± 2.7 | 34.9 ± 6.0 | 0.001* |
WBC stands for white blood count, BUN for blood urea nitrogen, Cl for chloride, K for potassium, ALT for alanine transaminase, AST for aspartate transaminase, GGT for gamma-glutamyl transferase, ALP for alkaline phosphatase, LDH for lactate dehydrogenase, CRP for c-reactive protein, pro-BNP for pro-brain natriuretic peptide, APTT for activated partial thromboplastin time, and ICU for intensive care unit.
Statistical analysis was conducted with SPSS v16. Data were tested for normality and parametric data was compared with Student’s t-test whereas nonparametric data was compared with the Mann–Whitney U test. Data were given with mean and standard deviation. A P-value less than 0.05 was identified as statistically significant.