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Table 2 Characteristics of the patients with and without alcohol use disorders (AUD)

From: Relationship between alcohol use disorders, cortisol concentrations, and cytokine levels in patients with sepsis

 

AUD Present

AUD Absent

P

n

13

27

 

Age *

47 (37.1; 56.3)

56 (49.8; 63.2)

0.10

Male (n, %)

7 (54%)

11 (41%)

0.44

Race (African American/white) (n, %)

8 (62%)/5 (38%)

16 (59%)/11 (41%)

0.89

APACHE II *

24 (18.3; 29.2)

22 (18.2; 25.8)

0.59

SOFA *

10 (7.1; 12.2)

8 (6.2; 10.0)

0.28

Vasopressor required within first 24 hours (n, %)

8 (62%)

9 (33%)

0.17

Glucose **

110 (92.5; 128.0)

141 (105.0; 233.0)

0.06

Cirrhosis (n, %)

3 (23%)

2 (7%)

0.18

Hours after admission blood sample collected *

9 (3.5; 13.8)

11 (7.8; 14.9)

0.38

Site of infection (n, %)

  

0.98

   Lung

7 (54%)

11 (41%)

 

   Blood

2 (15%)

6 (22%)

 

   Urinary tract

2 (15%)

5 (19%)

 

   Gastrointestinal

1 (8%)

2 (7%)

 

   Skin/soft tissue

1 (8%)

2 (7%)

 

   Gynecologic

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

 

Bacteremia (n, %)

5 (38%)

11 (41%)

0.89

Gram positive organisms (n, %)

  

0.32

   Staphylococcus aureus

1 (8%)

5 (19%)

 

   Enterococcus species

0 (0%)

3 (11%)

 

   Streptococcus pneumoniae

1 (8%)

1 (4%)

 

   Other streptococcus species

1 (8%)

1 (4%)

 

   Other staphylococcus species

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

 

   Other gram positive organisms

1 (8%)

0 (0%)

 

Gram negative organisms (n, %)

  

0.83

   Klebsiella pneumoniae

2 (15%)

3 (11%)

 

   Pseudomonas species

0 (0%)

3 (11%)

 

   Eschericia coli

1 (8%)

2 (7%)

 

   Enterobacter species

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

 

   Other gram negative organisms

0 (0%)

2 (7%)

 

Required mechanical ventilation (n, %)

8 (62%)

16 (59%)

0.89

Mechanical ventilation duration ***

4 (0.8; 5.4)

4 (1.1; 6.1)

0.59

ICU mortality

3 (23%)

5 (19%)

0.74

ICU length of stay **

3 (1.0; 5.6)

5 (2.8; 7.8)

0.33

Hospital mortality

3 (23%)

5 (19%)

0.74

Hospital length of stay **

8 (4.7; 16.0)

9 (6.2; 12.2)

0.82

  1. * mean, 95% confidence interval.
  2. ** median, interquartile range.
  3. AUD, alcohol use disorders; APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; ICU, Intensive Care Unit.