Table 1 Characteristics of the first study cohort

Number of subjects

17

20

14

–

Male sex, %

30

80

57

0.008^a

Age, yr

56 ± 3^b

68 ± 1^c

69 ± 3^c

<0.001

BMI, kg/m²

24.8 ± 1.0^b

28.9 ± 0.9^c

29.5 ± 1.2^c

0.003

HbA1c, %

5.5 ± 0.1^b

7.8 ± 0.4^c

5.9 ± 0.3^b

<0.001

HOMA-IR, AU

1.5 ± 0.3^b

5.6 ± 1.4^c

4.3 ± 1.3^c

0.022

GFR, ml/min

95.3 ± 3.0^b

70.8 ± 3.7^c

44.9 ± 10.5

<0.001

CRP, mg/L

3.5 ± 0.5^b

15.9 ± 9.5^c

220.5 ± 26.8^d

<0.001

Malignancy, %

65

80

64

0.736^a

Duration of ICU stay, days

7.8 ± 2.1

–

ICU non-survivors, n

5/14

–