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Table 2 Demographic details of patients who received a statin

From: Acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome in Ireland: a prospective audit of epidemiology and management

Parameter

Received a statin

Did not receive a statin

P

Age (years; mean ± SD)

67.8 (12.4)

56.7 (17.5)

0.01

Male (n [%])

13 (56.5)

106 (62.0)

0.61

SOFA score on day ALI/ARDS diagnosed (mean ± SD)

8.1 (3.9)

8.9 (4.1)

0.39

PaO2/FiO2 ratio (mean ± SD)

20.7 (8.9)

23.0 (9.1)

0.24

Plateau pressure (cmH2O; mean ± SD)

23.6 (5.8)

21.2 (6.9)

0.13

pH (mean ± SD)

7.37 (0.10)

7.33 (0.16)

0.24

PCO2 (kPa; mean ± SD)

6.0 (1.5)

5.8 (1.6)

0.59

PEEP (cmH2O; mean ± SD)

8.3 (3.2)

7.6 (2.7)

0.29

  1. ALI, acute lung injury; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; PaO2, arterial oxygen tension; PaCO2, arterial carbon dioxide tension; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; SD, standard deviation; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.