Table 1 Baseline characteristics with regard to CTLA-4 rs231775 genotypes.

From: The CTLA-4 rs231775 GG genotype is associated with favorable 90-day survival in Caucasian patients with sepsis

Parameter

All (n = 644)

rs231775

p value

GG (n = 101)

AA/AG (n = 543)

Age, years

63 ± 15

63 ± 14

63 ± 15

0.5354

Male [%]

66

62

67

0.3829

Body mass index (BMI)

28 ± 6

29 ± 7

27 ± 6

0.0365

Severity of sepsis

Septic shock, %

51

50

52

0.6786

Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score

9.4 ± 3.9

9.8 ± 3.9

9.3 ± 3.9

0.3057

Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) score

22 ± 7

22 ± 7

22 ± 7

0.5020

Comorbidities, n [%]

Hypertension

54

54

54

0.9540

History of myocardial infarction

5

6

2

0.0954

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

15

15

15

0.9486

Renal dysfunction

10

11

10

0.8613

Noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

9

11

8

0.4318

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

11

14

10

0.2396

Chronic liver disease

6

11

6

0.0425

History of cancer

16

13

16

0.4221

History of stroke

6

6

6

0.9852

Recent surgical history, n [%]

Elective surgery

29

25

30

 

Emergency surgery

53

57

52

 

No history of surgery

18

18

18

 

Site of infection, n [%]

Lung

62

63

62

 

Abdomen

20

22

20

 

Bone or soft tissue

4

4

4

 

Surgical wound

2

2

1

 

Urogenital

2

1

3

 

Primary bacteremia

7

3

7

 

Other

3

5

3

 

Organ support [%]

Used during observation period

Mechanical ventilation

93

95

93

0.4491

Use of vasopressor

79

81

79

0.5906

Renal replacement therapy

21

27

20

0.1102

Used on sepsis onset

Mechanical ventilation

86

88

85

0.4520

Use of vasopressor

67

70

66

0.3928

Renal replacement therapy

9

14

8

0.0535

Use of statins [%]

24

23

24

0.7999

ICU length of stay

20 ± 16

19 ± 12

21 ± 17

0.5142