Table 4 Demographic characteristics and descriptive statistics of the study cohort according to the presence of sepsis (No. = 122).
− Sepsi | + Sepsis | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of patients [No. (%)] | 88 (72.1) | 34 (27.9) | |
Age (years) | 0.6 | ||
Median (IQR) | 58.0 (41–68) | 57.0 (39–79) | |
Range | 25–89 | 25–88 | |
Gender [No. (%)] | < 0.01 | ||
Male | 56 (63.6) | 11 (32.4) | |
Female | 32 (36.4) | 23 (67.6) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 0.9 | ||
Median (IQR) | 25.3 (23.0–27.9) | 25.6 (22.0–28.2) | |
Range | 17.9–35.5 | 19.5–36.7 | |
CCI (value) | 0.02 | ||
Median (IQR) | 1.0 (0.0–3.0) | 2.0 (0.0–5.0) | |
Mean (SD) | 1.6 (2.0) | 2.7 (2.5) | |
Range | 0–11 | 0–8 | |
CCI ≥ 1 [No. (%)] | 46 (52.3) | 25 (73.5) | 0.03 |
Aetiology of hydronephrosis [No. (%)] | 0.6 | ||
Stones | 71 (80.7) | 26 (76.5) | |
Urothelial tumours | 13 (14.8) | 5 (14.7) | |
Other | 4 (4.5) | 3 (8.5) | |
Degree of hydronephrosis [No. (%)] | 0.3 | ||
II | 47 (53.4) | 15 (44.1) | |
III–IV | 41 (46.6) | 19 (55.9) | |
Max body temperature (Celsius degree) | ≤ 0.001 | ||
Median (IQR) | 37.0 (36–38) | 38.0 (37.6–39.0) | |
Range | 36.0–42.0 | 36.0–40.0 | |
White blood cells count (× 103/mmc) | ≤ 0.001 | ||
Median (IQR) | 10.9 (8.6–14.0) | 14.3 (11.1–20.2) | |
Range | 1.1–29.0 | 3.3–53.0 | |
C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | ≤ 0.001 | ||
Median (IQR) | 4.0 (0.7–10.2) | 14.6 (8.4–26.2) | |
Range | 0.1–52.0 | 0.2–47.5 | |
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.3 | ||
Median (IQR) | 1.4 (1.1–2.0) | 1.5 (1.2–2.3) | |
Range | 0.6–9.7 | 0.2–5.9 | |
Perirenal fat stranding [No. (%)] | 65 (73.9) | 28 (82.4) | 0.3 |
ROI area (mm2) | 0.7 | ||
Median (IQR) | 180.3 (128.6–262.2) | 194.9 (134.4–267.3) | |
Range | 66.2–1451.4 | 61.4–631.4 | |
ROI perimeter (mm) | 0.9 | ||
Median (IQR) | 50.6 (44.3–62.5) | 52.7 (41.2–60.4) | |
Range | 29.2–135.1 | 28.6–89.5 | |
Hounsfield unit value | ≤ 0.001 | ||
Median (IQR) | 2.7 (-0.1–7.6) | 12.4 (7.3–16.9) | |
Range | − 7.2 to 52.4 | − 2.6 to 69.5 | |
Variability of Hounsfield unit | 0.5 | ||
Median (IQR) | 13.8 (12.2–15.4) | 14.3 (12.2–16.8) | |
Range | 8.3–24.4 | 9.6–28.3 |
