Table 2 Laboratory findings and echocardiography index at admission in patients with sepsis and different AF status

 WBC (×10³/L)

13.47 ± 8.73

13.43 ± 7.23

15.39 ± 11.73

0.22

 CRP (mmol/L)

12.8 ± 10.9

10.0 ± 9.9†

11.2 ± 8.5

0.02

 Na⁺ (mmol/L)

135.6 ± 8.5

135.7 ± 10.1

136.7 ± 7.8

0.64

 K⁺ (mmol/L)

4.1 ± 1.0

4.2 ± 1.0

4.1 ± 0.9

0.46

 Free Ca²⁺ (mmol/L)

4.23 ± 0.31

4.35 ± 0.46

4.17 ± 0.68

0.46

 Albumin (g/dL)

2.7 ± 0.6

2.7 ± 0.6

2.6 ± 0.6

0.37

 BNP (pg/ml)

918.6 ± 1152.2

1131.3 ± 1325.6

1102.4 ± 1418.1

0.58

 Tr-I (ng/ml)

1.09 ± 5.92

1.98 ± 5.95

3.71 ± 13.42^a

0.04

 LAD (mm)

36.5 ± 7.4

38.4 ± 7.2†

40.5 ± 7.2^a

<0.01

 LVEDD (mm³)

45.7 ± 8.0

46.1 ± 7.7

46.6 ± 7.5

0.73

 LVESD (mm³)

30.3 ± 8.0

30.9 ± 7.3

32.3 ± 8.4

0.22

 LVEF < 50%, n (%)

31 (13.7)

29 (18.2)

18 (27.7)†

0.03