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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients

From: Procalcitonin, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein, interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein in community-acquired infections and sepsis: a prospective study

Variable

Noninfected without SIRS (n = 48)

Noninfected with SIRS (n = 19)

Infection without SIRS (n = 32)

Sepsis (n = 47)

Severe sepsis (n = 27)

Male

16 (33.3)

7 (36.8)

18 (56.3)

20 (42.6)

18 (66.7)

Female

32 (66.6)

12 (63.2)

14 (43.7)

27 (57.4)

9 (33.3)

Age

68.4 ± 18

64.4 ± 14.6

60.8 ± 16.6

60.4 ± 19.9

66.4 ± 17.8

SOFA score

1.3 ± 1.1

1.7 ± 1.1

1.6 ± 1.5

1.6 ± 1.2

3.0 ± 1.9

Charlson Index of comorbidity

1.5 ± 1.3

1.9 ± 1.2

1.3 ± 1.3

1.1 ± 1.3

1.2 ± 1.3

Hemoglobin (mmol/l)

7.9 ± 1.0

8.5 ± 1.1

8.2 ± 1.2

8.2 ± 1.2

8.2 ± 1.1

Platelet count (109/l)

291 ± 115.5

283 ± 89.1

325 ± 210.6

254 ± 107.3

268 ± 184.4

Bilirubin (μmol/l)

9.3 ± 6.7

9.5 ± 7.6

21.9 ± 36.6

10.6 ± 6.8

13.6 ± 5.5

Prothrombin time

1.0 ± 0.3

0.9 ± 0.3

0.9 ± 0.4

0.9 ± 0.3

0.9 ± 0.3

Creatinine (μmol/l)

96.9 ± 27.1

96.1 ± 28.5

100.6 ± 31.2

100.4 ± 31.7

140.3 ± 79.5

  1. Data are presented as the absolute number (%) or the mean ± standard deviation. SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome; SOFA, Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment.