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Table 2 Characteristics of patients with bilateral lung infiltrates

From: Diagnostic utility of the soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients with bilateral lung infiltrates

Characteristic

Group A (n = 37)

Group B (n = 14)

Group C (n = 29)

Age, years

57.8 ± 2.8

63.7 ± 3.4

61.7 ± 3.3

Sex, M:F

22:15

10:4

23:6

APACHE II score at entry

18.1 ± 1.0

16.8 ± 1.4

21.6 ± 1.4a

Co-morbidities, n

   

   Malignancy

12

 

6

   Chronic heart disease

2

1

1

   Chronic lung disease

 

2

3

   Chronic liver disease

 

1

2

   Chronic renal disease

1

 

1

   Endocrinologic disease

4

  

   Neurologic disease

2

 

6

   Transplantation

 

1

1

Duration of mechanical ventilation, days

11.3 ± 1.7

10.2 ± 3.6

11.2 ± 2.7

Length of stay in ICU, days

16.3 ± 2.2

10.9 ± 3.1

18.3 ± 2.7a

Mortality in ICU, percentage

40.5

28.6

42.9

  1. Results are presented as mean ± SEM. Group A: noninfectious; group BI virus, tuberculosis, intracellular bacteria; group C: extracellular bacteria, fungi. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU, intensive care unit.
  2. aP < 0.05 versus group B.