Table 1 Baseline characteristics for different severities of sepsis
From: The impact of the severity of sepsis on the risk of hypoglycaemia and glycaemic variability
Baseline characteristics | Sepsis n = 47 | Severe sepsis n = 83 | Septic shock n = 61 | p valuesa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (median years, IQR) | 68.0 (47 to 75) | 70.0 (58 to 77) | 65.0 (54 to 74) | 0.1152c |
Gender (male; %/n) | 63.8% (30) | 61.4% (51) | 67.2% (41) | 0.7761b |
BMI (kg/m2; median/IQR) | 25.7 (22.9 to 29.4) | 25.9 (23.1 to 29.0) | 27.2 (24.5 to 31.2) | 0.0787c |
Initial GCSd (median/IQR) | 15 (14 to 15) | 15 (15 to 15) | 15 (12 to 15) | 0.2473c |
Readmission (%/n) | 12.8% (9) | 21.7% (18) | 14.8% (9) | 0.3552b |
Reason for admission (%/n) | ||||
- Medical | 17.0% (8) | 25.3% (21) | 31.1% (19) | |
- Scheduled surgical | 31.9% (15) | 27.7% (23) | 24.6% (15) | 0.5774b |
- Unscheduled surgical | 51.1% (24) | 47.0% (39) | 44.3% (27) | |
Initial SAPS II [16] (median/IQR) | 36.5 (32.0 to 44.0) | 41.5 (33.0 to 48.0) | 43.5 (36.5 to 51.0) | 0.0453 c |
Initial SOFA [17] (median/IQR) | 8.0 (5.0 to 9.0) | 7.5 (5.0 to 10.0) | 9.0 (7.0 to 11.0) | 0.0004 c |
Predicted mortality rate (by SAPS II) (%; median/IQR) | 18.9 (12.8 to 32.6) | 27.6 (14.0 to 41.5) | 31.6 (18.9 to 48.4) | 0.0453 b |
Initial blood glucosee (mg/dl; median/IQR) | 130.5 (110.5 to 161.5) | 150.0 (125.5 to 203.0) | 144.0 (115.0 to 173.0) | 0.1403c |
History of diabetes (%/n) | 17.0% (8) | 39.8% (33) | 23.7% (14) | 0.0148 b |
Acute renal failure, preadmission (n/%) | 0.0% (0) | 4.8% (4) | 11.9% (7) | 0.0265 b |