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Table 2 Disease etiology of the study population

From: Regulation and prognostic relevance of serum ghrelin concentrations in critical illness and sepsis

 

sepsis

non-sepsis

 

n = 122

n = 48

Etiology of sepsis critical illness

  

Site of infection n (%)

  

   Pulmonary

72 (59%)

 

   Abdominal

22 (18%)

 

   Other

28 (23%)

 

Etiology of non-sepsis critical illness

  

n (%)

  

   Decompensated liver cirrhosis

 

17 (35%)

   Cardiopulmonary diseases

 

18 (38%)

   Other

 

13 (27%)