Table 4 Characteristics of infections in patients with severe sepsis stratifiedaccording to gender
From: The influence of gender on the epidemiology of and outcome from severe sepsis
All patients | Male | Female | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 305 | 220 (72.1) | 85 (27.9) | |
Site of infection | ||||
Pulmonary | 183 (60) | 138 (62.7) | 45 (52.9) | 0.118 |
Abdominal | 112 (36.7) | 77 (35) | 35 (41.2) | 0.316 |
Catheter-related | 7 (2.3) | 5 (2.3) | 2 (2.4) | 0.967 |
Renal | 18 (5.9) | 13 (5.9) | 5 (5.9) | 0.993 |
Central nervous system | 9 (3) | 5 (2.3) | 4 (4.7) | 0.260 |
Bone | 4 (1.3) | 4 (1.8) | 0 | 0.211 |
Soft tissue | 15 (4.9) | 12 (5.5) | 3 (3.5) | 0.486 |
Unknown | 38 (12.5) | 22 (10) | 16 (18.8) | 0.036 |
Other | 80 (26.2) | 53 (24.1) | 27 (31.8) | 0.172 |
Initial SOFA subscores | ||||
SOFA respiratory | 3 (2 to 3) | 3 (2 to 3) | 2 (2 to 3) | 0.312 |
SOFA hepatologic | 0 (0 to 2) | 0 (0 to 2) | 0 (0 to 1) | 0.439 |
SOFA hematologic | 1 (0 to 2) | 1 (0 to 2) | 1 (0 to 2) | 0.803 |
SOFA renal | 1 (0 to 2) | 1 (0 to 2) | 1 (0 to 2) | 0.254 |
SOFA neurologic | 2 (1 to 3) | 2 (1 to 3) | 2 (1 to 3) | 0.729 |
SOFA cardiovascular | 4 (2 to 4) | 4 (2 to 4) | 3 (1.5 to 4) | 0.282 |
SOFA scores during sepsis | ||||
Initial SOFA score | 9.6 ± 3.6 | 9.8 ± 3.7 | 9.1 ± 3.3 | 0.190 |
SOFA mean | 9.4 ± 3.6 | 9.6 ± 3.7 | 8.9 ± 3.5 | 0.197 |
SOFA maximum | 9.7 ± 3.6 | 9.9 ± 3.7 | 9.1 ± 3.3 | 0.151 |