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. 2022 Dec 2;17(12):e0278708. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278708

Table 1. Characteristics of the study population.

Characteristics Total patients
(n = 141)
Male, n (%) 85 (60.3)
Age, year (mean ± SD) 63.82 ± 15.56
SOFA score, median (25th, 75th) 6 (5, 8)
    Cardiovascular 3 (1–4)
    Respiratory 2 (1–3)
    Liver 0 (0–1)
    Coagulation 0 (0–1)
    Renal 1 (0–2)
    Neurological 0 (0–1)
    SOFA > 6, n (%) 63 (44.68)
Sepsis / Septic shock, n (%) 67 (47.5) / 74 (52.5)
Admitted ICU, n (%) 70 (49.6)
Mechanical ventilation, n (%) 42 (29.8)
Laboratory findings
    Leucocytes (x10E6), (mean ± SD) 13289.35 ± 10795.70
    Platelets (x10E6), median (25th, 75th) 175000 (110500, 278500)
    Lactate (mmol/L), median (25th, 75th) 2.6 (1.9, 4.2)
    CRP (mg/dL), (mean ± SD) 21.8 ± 12.5
    PCT (ng/mL), median (25th, 75th) 6.44 (2.02, 25.2)
Infection source, n (%)
    Urinary 49 (34.8)
    Respiratory 47 (33.3)
    Abdominal 44 (31.2)
Mortality, n (%) 33 (23.4)