Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study patients stratified by survival outcome.
Characteristic | Total (n = 368) | Survival (n = 320) | Death (n = 48) | P value |
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Age (years old) | 66.29 ± 16.09 | 65.42 ± 16.31 | 72.09 ± 13.30 | 0.007 |
Man | 85 (23.10%) | 69 (21.56%) | 16 (33.33%) | 0.105 |
SBP (mmHg) | 112.00 ± 15.25 | 112.43 ± 15.40 | 109.60 ± 18.36 | 0.170 |
DBP (mmHg) | 65.70 ± 10.64 | 62.72 ± 10.86 | 60.91 ± 12.60 | 0.913 |
MBP (mmHg) | 78.65 ± 10.43 | 78.88 ± 10.69 | 74.80 ± 12.85 | 0.284 |
Heart rate (beats/minute) | 91.40 ± 17.08 | 90.40 ± 16.71 | 89.48 ± 19.66 | 0.147 |
Respiratory rate (beats/minute) | 21.03 ± 4.12 | 20.98 ± 4.11 | 22.06 ± 4.63 | 0.549 |
Temperature (°C) | 36.89 ± 0.48 | 36.89 ± 0.48 | 36.27 ± 1.21 | 0.518 |
SPO2 (%) | 96.95 ± 2.35 | 96.89 ± 2.43 | 94.95 ± 7.49 | 0.231 |
Comorbidities, n (%) | ||||
Diabetes | 89 (24.18%) | 77 (24.06%) | 12 (25.00%) | 1.000 |
Hypertension | 157 (42.66%) | 141 (44.06%) | 16 (33.33%) | 0.213 |
myocardial infarction | 111 (30.16%) | 102 (31.88%) | 9 (18.75%) | 0.093 |
congestive heart failure | 212 (57.61%) | 187 (58.44%) | 25 (52.08%) | 0.500 |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 99 (26.90%) | 82 (25.63%) | 17 (35.42%) | 0.211 |
Malignant cancer | 55 (14.95%) | 47 (14.69%) | 8 (16.67%) | 0.887 |
Renal disease | 58 (15.76%) | 51 (15.94%) | 7 (14.58%) | 0.978 |
Laboratory parameters | ||||
Anion gap (mEq/L) | 17.63 ± 5.41 | 15.64 ± 4.02 | 17.53 ± 4.69 | 0.003 |
BUN (mg/dL) | 33.83 ± 24.64 | 23.84 ± 18.59 | 26.35 ± 13.70 | 0.369 |
Bicarbonate (mmol/L) | 20.80 ± 5.18 | 22.11 ± 4.52 | 20.83 ± 5.18 | 0.075 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.96 ± 1.98 | 1.24 ± 1.35 | 1.16 ± 0.72 | 0.697 |
Chloride (mmol/L) | 103.83 ± 6.66 | 103.64 ± 6.48 | 101.78 ± 7.77 | 0.072 |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 188.89 ± 94.74 | 171.85 ± 70.62 | 203.25 ± 109.05 | 0.706 |
Calcium | 8.36 ± 1.19 | 8.22 ± 0.80 | 8.06 ± 0.89 | 0.198 |
Hematocrit (%) | 32.70 ± 6.37 | 33.03 ± 6.29 | 30.54 ± 6.49 | 0.011 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 10.69 ± 2.15 | 10.79 ± 2.13 | 9.98 ± 2.19 | 0.015 |
WBC (109/L) | 13.83 ± 7.74 | 13.46 ± 7.72 | 16.27 ± 7.45 | 0.019 |
Platelet (109/L) | 240.37 ± 139.90 | 239.79 ± 138.51 | 244.25 ± 150.35 | 0.837 |
Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.20 ± 0.63 | 4.17 ± 0.63 | 4.35 ± 0.61 | 0.067 |
PT | 15.91 ± 8.13 | 15.41 ± 6.94 | 19.22 ± 13.25 | 0.002 |
Sodium (mmol/L) | 138.19 ± 5.25 | 138.31 ± 5.03 | 137.40 ± 6.52 | 0.259 |
Renal replacement therapy, n (%) | 18 (4.89%) | 15 (4.69%) | 3 (6.25%) | 0.913 |
norepinephrine, n (%) | 147 (39.95%) | 126 (39.38%) | 21 (43.75%) | 0.675 |
Scoring systems | ||||
SOFA | 5.98 ± 4.00 | 5.78 ± 3.87 | 7.27 ± 4.64 | 0.016 |
ICU LOS, days | 5.82 ± 6.75 | 5.85 ± 9.19 | 5.56 ± 6,17 | 0.782 |
HOS LOS (days) | 17.75 ± 17.91 | 18.51 ± 18.34 | 14.20 ± 14.30 | 0.120 |