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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and outcome of the patients

From: A comparison of high-mobility group-box 1 protein, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein and procalcitonin in severe community-acquired infections and bacteraemia: a prospective study

Variable

Infection without systemic inflammatory response syndrome (n = 20)

Sepsis (n = 56)

Severe sepsis (n = 67)

Septic shock (n = 11)

Male

7

31

37

2

Female

13

25

30

9

Age (years)

56.8 ± 22.9

56.9 ± 16.8

61.9 ± 17.5

67.3 ± 12.8

Hospitalisation (days)

5.9 ± 2.9

10.4 ± 9.2

14.3 ± 11.1

26.7 ± 22.9

Mortality on day 28

1 (5)

3 (5.4)

9 (13.4)

3 (27.3)

Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment score

1.4 ± 1.5

1.5 ± 0.9

3.4 ± 2.1

5.2 ± 2.7

Charlson index

0.7 ± 0.9

1.4 ± 1.9

1.3 ± 1.6

2.7 ± 1.5

Haemoglobin (mmol/l)

7.9 ± 0.9

8.2 ± 1.4

8.3 ± 1.4

7.7 ± 2.2

Platelet count (× 109/l)

309.3 ± 152.3

299.6 ± 177.2

247.9 ± 142.8

270.6 ± 178.6

Bilirubin (μmol/l)

13.8 ± 15

11.2 ± 4.9

19.2 ± 14.9

15.1 ± 11.3

Prothrombin time (s)

0.8 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.2

0.7 ± 0.3

0.8 ± 0.2

Creatinine (μmol/l)

101.9 ± 47.9

98.7 ± 28.9

165.7 ± 118.8

239 ± 92.8

  1. Data presented as the absolute number (%) or the mean ± standard deviation.