Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the inception cohort.

From: A biomarker panel of C-reactive protein, procalcitonin and serum amyloid A is a predictor of sepsis in severe trauma patients

Characteristic

Patients without Sepsis (n = 48)

Patients with Sepsis (n = 52)

P

Sex, n (%)

0.969

 Male

38

41

 

 Female

10

11

 

 Age, year*

51.00 (29.75)

65.50 (20.75)

0.001

 ISS

25 (11)

37 (9.5)

< 0.001

 SOFA Score

10.50 (18.00)

17.00 (28.75)

0.001

 APACHE II Score

12.50 (15.75)

27.00 (23.75)

< 0.001

Comorbiditya

 Hypertension

6

20

0.003

 Diabetes

3

11

0.032

 Vascular diseases diseases

4

7

0.413

 Other diseasesb

9

5

0.188

 History of smoking

22

21

0.582

 Alcohol abuse

23

20

0.340

 GCS

9.00 (9.00)

3.00 (1.00)

< 0.001

 Body temperature, °C

36.80 (1.08)

36.60 (0.67)

0.103

 Pulse, b/m

78.00 (26.00)

89.00 (25.00)

0.078

 Respiratory rate, m

17.00 (3.75)

15.50 (6.00)

0.430

 Blood pressure, mmHg

106.27 ± 19.01

109.21 ± 19.09

0.442

 SPO2

97.50 (6.50)

96.00 (5.00)

0.617

 Duration of mechanical ventilation, n (%)

9.00 (9.75)

11.50 (11.75)

0.078

 Vasopressors, n (%)

22

33

0.077

 Length of ICU stay, d

11.50 (10.75)

21 (20.25)

0.002

 Mortality rate, n (%)

9

23

0.006

  1. Data are expressed as n (%), unless otherwise indicated. aSeveral patients had more than one comorbidity (for example, some had both hypertension and cardiovascular diseases). bArhythmia, cirrhosis, rheumatoid arthritis, diseases of the thyroid gland or end-stage renal diseases. ISS, Injury Severity Score. SOFA, Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation. GCS, Glasgow Coma Score.
Back to article page