|
Age, median (IQR)
|
77 (64–84)
|
77 (64–83)
|
78 (65–85)
|
0.210
|
|
Male, n (%)
|
162 (58)
|
120 (59)
|
42 (57)
|
0.757
|
|
Charlson comorbidity index
|
4 (3–5)
|
3 (3–5)
|
5 (4–6)
|
0.157
|
|
Site of infection, n (%)
|
|
Respiratory
|
165 (59)
|
119 (58)
|
46 (62)
|
0.658
|
|
Genitourinary
|
68 (24)
|
48 (24)
|
20 (27)
|
0.412
|
|
Gastrointestinal
|
27 (10)
|
20 (10)
|
7 (9)
|
0.348
|
|
Others
|
28 (10)
|
21 (10)
|
7 (9)
|
0.316
|
|
Septic shock, n (%)
| |
85 (42)
|
52 (70)
|
< 0.001
|
|
APACHE II score, median (IQR)
|
28 (24–33)
|
27 (22–31)
|
31 (26–37)
|
< 0.001
|
|
SOFA score, median (IQR)
|
9 (6–11)
|
8 (6–10)
|
11 (9–12)
|
< 0.001
|
|
NEWS, median (IQR)
|
11 (9–13)
|
10 (9–12)
|
12 (10–14)
|
0.002
|
|
MEWS, median (IQR)
|
6 (5–7)
|
6 (5–7)
|
6 (5–9)
|
0.043
|
|
WBC (× 109/L), median (IQR)
|
11.68 (7.65–18.07)
|
11.91 (8.38–19.66)
|
10.76 (5.06–15.75)
|
0.009
|
|
CRP (mg/L), median (IQR)
|
9.09 (3.87–17.34)
|
8.69 (3.57–17.07)
|
10.75 (4.80–19.04)
|
0.270
|
|
Procalcitonin (ng/mL), median (IQR)
|
1.74 (0.51–8.51)
|
1.61 (0.47–8.95)
|
2.06 (0.62–7.22)
|
0.666
|
|
Presepsin (pg/mL), median (IQR)
|
934 (512–1802)
|
815 (460–1678)
|
1142 (650–2039)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Creatinine (mg/dL), median (IQR)
|
1.5 (1.0–2.5)
|
1.4 (0.9–2.6)
|
1.7 (1.0–2.2)
|
0.627
|
|
Bilirubin (mg/dL), median (IQR)
|
0.7 (0.4–1.2)
|
0.6 (0.4–1.0)
|
1.0 (0.5–1.7)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Platelet (× 1000/μL), median (IQR)
|
197 (115–288)
|
206 (141–305)
|
145 (63–212)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Lactate (mmol/L), median (IQR)
|
3.1 (1.9–6.6)
|
2.6 (1.6–5.2)
|
6.0 (2.9–9.9)
|
< 0.001
|
