Comparison of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) plasma concentrations at different SOFA scores during the course of sepsis and MODS

Table 2 Comparison of the data at time of enrolment of patients comprising the two groups: survivors and non-survivors. There was no significant difference for any of the variables between groups (P >0.05, Mann-Whitney U-test)

	Survivors	Non-survivors
Sex	m: 16 f: 10	m: 8 f: 6
Age (years) mean	56.27	61.17
± 1SD	14.01	15.62
SOFA score, median	12	13
± 25%/75% percentile	10/13	10/15
APACHE II score, median	23	2
± 25%/75% percentiles	21/269	24/30
PCT (μ g/l), median	5.83	4.42
25%/75% percentiles	2.50–23.96	1.99/32.14
CRP (mg/l) median	169	147
25%/75% percentiles	136/268	101/216
Duration of follow-up (days) mean	12.9	11.58
± 1SD	4.28	4.33

m, Males; f, female; SOFA, sepsis-related organ failureassessment; APACHE, Acute Physiology, Age, Chronic Health Evaluation; PCT,procalcitonin; CRP, C-reactive peptide.

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