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Table 2 Comparison of clinical attributes between the two sepsis subtypes defined by gene expression profiles

From: Identification of sepsis subtypes in critically ill adults using gene expression profiling

Clinical attribute

Subtype 1

Subtype 2

P-value

Mortality (%)

36

33

1

Male (%)

60

64

0.80

Severe sepsis (%)

36

9

0.009

Septic shock (%)

44

64

0.13

Ventilated (%)

60

56

0.80

Dialysis (%)

8

18

0.31

Vasopressors (%)

28

49

0.13

Gram positive (%)*

62

42

0.26

Gram negative (%)*

57

71

0.38

Length of stay (days)

45

31

0.23

Age

63

66

0.56

APACHE II

19

19

0.78

SAPS II

39

45

0.10

APACHE III

70

70

0.93

  1. *Percentage of patients who were culture positive. Four patients from each subtype had both Gram positive and Gram negative organisms isolated.