Table 1 Basic patient characteristics

Age (years)

57 (24–72)

60 (23–74)

0.872

Body surface area (m²)

1.87 (1.57–2.40)

2.08 (1.68–2.14)

0.174

Weight (kg)

74 (50–120)

85 (55–93)

0.210

Culture positive/culture negative (n)

4/14

3/14

>0.999

Peritonitis/pneumonia (n)

8/6

8/6

>0.999

Survivors/nonsurvivors (n)

6/8

6/8

>0.999

Nicotine abuse (n [%])

9/14 (64%)

6/14 (43%)

0.153

APACHE III score (admission)

40 (26–76)

27 (9–74)

0.107

Length of ICU stay (days)

16 (3–50)

19 (9–41)

0.397

CAGE score

4 (3–4)

0 (0–1)

<0.001

Ethanol consumption (g/day)

170 (60–380)

0 (0–20)

<0.001

CDT (mg/l)

17.2 (5.1–70.1)

3.2 (2.0–8.2)

<0.001

MCV (fl)

96.2 (77.2–106.0)

90.2 (78.3–102.3)

0.031

GGT (U/l)

31 (20–178)

20 (10–97)

0.074