TABLE 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Characteristics |
Non‐sepsis (n = 53) |
Sepsis (n = 37) |
Septic shock (n = 35) |
(X2 /F/Z) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male, n (%) | 44 (83.0) | 28 (75.7) | 21 (60.0) | 5.909 | 0.052 | |
| Age, year (mean ± SD) | 65.4 ± 20.3 | 61.6 ± 15.9 | 62.1 ± 18.2 | 0.556 | 0.575 | |
| Vital signs at diagnosis, mean ± SD | ||||||
| Temperature, °C | 37.8 ± 0.9 | 37.9 ± 1.4 | 38.4 ± 1.1 | 3.511 | 0.033* | |
| Pulse rate, beats/min | 96.3 ± 19.8 | 116.0 ± 14.7 | 117.4 ± 21.0 | 17.674 | <0.001* | |
| Respiratory rate, breaths/min | 20.6 ± 5.6 | 23.7 ± 6.7 | 21.2 ± 6.4 | 2.838 | 0.062 | |
| Mean arterial pressure, mm Hg | 74.8 ± 10.6 | 70.0 ± 8.9 | 61.5 ± 9.0 | 19.403 | <0.001* | |
| Laboratory findings and Scores, median (25th,75th) | ||||||
| PCT, μg/L | 0.42 (0.12, 1.88) | 2.49 (0.60, 7.66) | 7.09 (1.57, 15.2) | 32.250 | <0.001* | |
| CRP, mg/L | 76.99 (36.97, 154.91) | 166.06 (87.62, 297.33) | 154.43 (49.37, 267.19) | 11.638 | 0.003* | |
| APACHE Ⅱscore | 16.0 (10.0, 22.0) | 20.0 (13.5, 24.5) | 20.0 (16.0, 28.0) | 11.743 | 0.003* | |
| SOFA score | 7.0 (5.0, 12.0) | 9.0 (6.5, 12.5) | 15.0 (12.0, 17.0) | 33.586 | <0.001* | |
Abbreviations: APACHE Ⅱ, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ; CRP, C‐reactive protein; PCT, procalcitonin; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment.
*p < 0.05.