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. 2020 Oct 5;8:e9993. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9993

Table 2. Outcome parametersa at peak C-reactive protein stratified for survival and non-survival.

Total
(n = 398)
Non-survivors
(n = 54)
Survivors
(n = 344)
Estimate with
95% CIb
p valuec Not
knownd
Thromboembolic event 14/398 (3.5%) 2/54 (3.7%) 12/344 (3.5%) 0.94 (0.2 to 8.89) 1 0/0
Bleeding complication 20/398 (5%) 9/54 (16.7%) 11/344 (3.2%) 0.17 (0.06 to 0.48) 0.0004 0/0
Creatinine [mg/dl] 0.45 (0.3–0.72) 0.58 (0.37–0.93) 0.43 (0.3–0.71) 0.12 (−0.01 to 0.25) 0.0645 21/92
Bilirubin [mg/dl] 1.05 (0.44–4.49) 1.78 (0.74–8.01) 1 (0.43–4.16) 0.56 (−0.07 to 2) 0.0761 28/201
D-dimer [µg/l] 1421 (547.5-4595) 1506 (310–8037) 1402.5 (574-4314.5) −96.59 (−589.88 to 728) 0.6278 17/170
Fibrinogen [mg/dl] 462 (314–632) 283.5 (186–476.25) 484 (337–650) −165 (−237 to −88) 0.0001 14/119
Antithrombin [%] 63 (46.5–80.5) 50.5 (41.25–64.75) 65 (48–82) −13 (−21 to −4) 0.0033 16/147
Activated partial
thromboplastin time (aPTT) [s]
46 (37–57.5) 63.5 (50.75–76.25) 45 (36–54) 18 (11 to 25) <0.0001 20/123
Prothrombin time
(PT, Quick) [%]
68 (50–84) 49 (36–71.5) 71.5 (55–85) −19 (−27 to −11) <0.0001 19/122
C-reactive protein [mg/dl] 15.23 (6.44–26.18) 16.83 (7.04–33.21) 14.85 (6.44–25.15) 2.74 (−0.86 to 7.6) 0.1431 2/0
Procalcitonin [mg/dl] 11.3 (2.41–40.31) 9.15 (4.45–39.48) 11.71 (1.9–39.95) 1.26 (−6.65 to 7.63) 0.6081 36/221
Hemoglobin [g/l] 110.5 (97–130.75) 113 (89–126.5) 110 (97–131) −4 (−22 to 14) 0.7122 43/221
Platelets [G/l] 145 (60–250.5) 53 (25–103) 163 (81–260) −86 (−119 to −54) <0.0001 1/10
Neutrophils [G/l] 7.45 (3.62–14.05) 9.9 (5.27–29.42) 7.1 (3.6–13.33) 3.5 (−0.3 to 8.4) 0.0853 34/182
Interleukin 6 [ng/l] 120.2 (34–344.35) 584.85 (342.27–827.42) 120.2 (33.5–276.4) 117.22 (−358.2 to 1049.3) 0.3309 52/319
Leukocytes [G/l] 11.1 (5.9–17.85) 8.45 (1.87–22.43) 11.4 (6.15–17.45) −1.1 (−4.4 to 1.8) 0.4045 6/9
Base excess arterial −1 (−4.05–1.25) −1 (−6.22–2.7) −1 (−3.9–0.9) −0.2 (−3 to 1.8) 0.7468 28/223

Notes.

a

Data are presented as medians (25th–75th percentile).

b

Estimated median difference.

c

Differences between survivors and non-survivors assessed with the Wilcoxon rank sum test.

d

Number of missing measurements in survivors/non-survivors.