Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population.
| General ward (n = 21) | ICU (n = 35) | Statistical tests |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| t-test⁎ Mann-Whitney⁎ | ||||
| Categorical Variable, percentage (n) | ||||
| Sex F/M | 32.1 (18) / 67.9 (38) | |||
| Continuous variables, mean (SD) o median (IQR25–75) | ||||
| Age (years) | 68 (60.0–73.8) | 72 (59.6–83.0) | 67(60–72) | 0.098 |
| PCT (ng/mL) | 0.22 (0.60–0.63) | 0.06 (0.04–0.18) | 0.30 (0.17–0.67) | <0.05⁎ |
| GFR (ml/min/1.73m2) | 69.0 (32.5) | 88.1 (31.5) | 57.2 (27.3) | <0.05⁎ |
| Urea (mg/dL) | 51.8 (31.8–71.3) | 34.0 (23.0–55.5) | 64.8 (40.3–90.0) | <0.05⁎ |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.80 (0.65–1.09) | 0.77 (0.62–0.86) | 0.91 (0.67–1.48) | <0.05⁎ |
| Albumin (gr/dL) | 3.1 (2.6–3.7) | 3.7 (3.5–4.1) | 2.8 (2.3–3.1) | <0.05⁎ |
Abbreviations: ICU, Intensive Care Unit, PCT, Procalcitonin; GFR, Glomerular Filtration Rate.
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Differences with values of p < .05 were considered statistically significant.