Characteristic | No sepsis | Sepsis | Septic shock | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 180 | 75 | 47 | n/a |
Gender, male | 113 (62%) | 47 (38%) | 33 (67%) | 0.778 |
Age (years) | 60 (23) | 61 (28) | 65 (25) | 0.656 |
Diagnosis at admission | ||||
 Trauma | 8 (4%) | 10 (13%) | 5 (10%) | 0.028* |
 Infection (suspicion of) | 40 (22%) | 20 (26%) | 19 (40%) | |
 Post surgery | 35 (19%) | 11 (15%) | 6 (12%) | |
 Others | 97 (54%) | 35 (46%) | 18 (38%) | |
Severity of illness (at admission) | ||||
 Mechanical ventilation | 104 (86%) | 43 (78%) | 26 (65%) | < 0.001* |
 APACHE IV score | 70 (44) | 74 (38) | 93 (44) | 0.003* |
 SOFA score | 6 (5) | 5 (5) | 11 (5) | < 0.001* |
30-day mortality | 39 (21%) | 19 (25%) | 17 (34%) | 0.157 |
ICU stay (days) | 10 (10) | 8 (10) | 8 (9) | 0.267 |
Gram-negative infection | 25 (14%) | 25 (33%) | 22 (45%) | < 0.001* |
β2 Glycoprotein-1 (μg/mL) | 198 (313) | 165 (195) | 129 (149) | < 0.001* |
CRP (mg/L) | 187 (166) | 245 (200) | 290 (168) | < 0.001* |
Procalcitonin | 1.0 (3.0) | 2.9 (8.1) | 4.5 (35.8) | < 0.001* |
Leukocytes (×  109/L) | 16 (9) | 16 (10) | 16 (10) | 0.937 |