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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients with sepsis stratified by vitamin A status

From: Vitamin A deficiency in critically ill children with sepsis

 

Non-VAD

N = 66

VAD

N = 94

P value

Hypoglycemia, n (%)

3 (4.5%)

17 (18.1%)

0.011b

Positive blood culture, n (%)

6 (9.1%)

8 (8.5%)

0.898b

Severe sepsis, n (%)

6 (9.1%)

23 (24.5%)

0.013b

Septic shock, n (%)

5 (7.6%)

20 (21.3%)

0.019b

PLT, × 109/L

298.00 (174.00,397.00)

201.50 (104.75,323.25)

0.007a

PRISM

10.00 (7.8,16.0)

11.00 (7.0, 17.3)

0.674a

Temperature, °C

38.50 (37.60, 39.20)

38.80 (37.80, 39.40)

0.171a

PCT, μg/L

3.02 (0.79, 15.12)

3.15 (0.79, 15.69)

0.762a

Albumin, g/L

31.64 (6.68)

28.64 (6.25)

0.004d

WBC, × 109/L

12.63 (7.01, 16.85)

11.80 (7.89,15.77)

0.438a

Lactate, mmol/L

2.70 (1.70, 3.90)

2.45 (1.68, 4.50)

0.967a

Ventilation time, hours

24.00 (9.50, 125.00)

22.00 (5.00, 99.50)

0.397a

Length of ICU stay, days

8.75 (3.80, 14.00)

5.80 (3.00, 11.75)

0.210a

Length of hospital stay, days

16.2 0 (11.30, 20.90)

13.70 (8.45, 23.72)

0.362a

Hospital mortality, n (%)

2 (3.0%)

5 (5.3%)

0.701c

28-day mortality, n (%)

3 (4.5%)

8 (8.5%)

0.527c

  1. PLT platelet, °C degree Celsius, PCT procalcitonin, WBC white blood count
  2. aMann-Whitney U test
  3. bChi-squared test
  4. cFisher exact test
  5. dStudent’s t test