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Table 1

From: High incidence of elevated serum creatine kinase in the ICU: an underestimated problem

CPK (U/l)

n (%)

Age (years)

APACHE II score

LOS ICU

LOS hospital

Mortality (%)

LOS > 28 days [n (%)]

<170

35 (50)

64.2 ± 13.7

18.8 ± 7.3

4.9 ± 5.7

15.9 ± 9.4

2 (5.7)

6 (17.1)

>170

35 (50)

55.1 ± 17.4

16.0 ± 8.4

6.1 ± 6.7

16.2 ± 9.5

4 (11.4)

9 (25.7)

>2000

10 (14.3)

51.2 ± 16.5

13.5 ± 6.2

9.1 ± 7.6

19.7 ± 10.8

2 (20)

6 (60)

  1. Data presented as n (% of total) or mean ± SD.