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Table 1 Demographic and clinical features of the study population

From: Troponin can discriminate the most severe septic patients and should be included as an early routine test in Surviving Sepsis Campaign patients

Variable

Troponin level

n

Mean

Median

P value

Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score

All patients

98

25.20

25.00

0.2779

 

Negative

75

24.75

24.00

 
 

Positive

23

26.70

25.00

 

Age (years)

All patients

100

72.37

77.00

0.0185

 

Negative

77

70.45

74.00

 
 

Positive

23

78.78

82.00

 

Organ dysfunctions

All patients

100

2.91

3.00

0.6028

 

Negative

77

2.87

3.00

 
 

Positive

23

3.04

3.00

 

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

All patients

62

60,03

58.17

0.5152

 

Negative

51

60.24

58.33

 
 

Positive

11

59.06

56.33

 

ICU length of stay (days)

All patients

100

11.42

5.32

1.000

 

Negative

77

11.86

5.02

 
 

Positive

23

9.94

6.63

 

Lactate (mg/dl)

All patients

96

34.95

27.00

0.6717

 

Negative

73

35.03

27.00

 
 

Positive

23

34.70

26.00