Table 1 Patient characteristics of the non-SIRS and SIRS groups (continuous values)
Non-SIRS = 209 | SIRS = 230 | Total = 439 | Difference in means [95% CI] | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 47.2 (15.3) | 41.9 (15.1) | 44.4 (15.4) | -5.4 [-8.2 to -2.6] | 0.0003 |
NISS | 26 (9) | 29.8 (11.4) | 28 (10.5) | 3.8 [1.8 to 5.8] | 0.0003 |
Pulse (min) | 84.7 (14.6) | 100.1 (17.5) | 92.8 (17.9) | 15.4 [12.2 to 18.6] | < 0.0001 |
SAP (mmHg) | 114.4 (22.3) | 101.4 (26.6) | 107.6 (25.5) | -13.0 [-17.7 to -8.4] | < 0.0001 |
DAP (mmHg) | 71.4 (15.2) | 63.4 (17.8) | 67.2 (17.1) | -8.0 [-11.0 to -5.1] | < 0.0001 |
Respiration Rate (min) | 18.7 (2.1) | 20.2 (3.1) | 19.5 (2.8) | 1.5 [1.0 to 1.9] | < 0.0001 |
RBC (x10¹²/L) | 4.2 (0.7) | 4.1 (0.8) | 4.1 (0.7) | -0.1 [-0.2 to 0.04] | 0.3129 |
Hematocrit (%) | 36.2 (6.1) | 35.5 (6.9) | 35.8 (6.5) | -0.8 [-2.0 to 0.5] | 0.3601 |
Hemoglobin (g/L) | 124.3 (21.6) | 121.9 (24.7) | 123 (23.3) | -2.5 [-6.7 to 1.8] | 0.5402 |
MCH (pg) | 29.9 (3.1) | 30.1 (3.2) | 30 (3.2) | 0.2 [-0.4 to 0.8] | 0.6961 |
MCHC (g/L) | 343 (15.5) | 343.4 (20.8) | 343.2 (18.5) | 0.5 [-2.8 to 3.7] | 0.8127 |
MCV (fL) | 87.1 (8.1) | 87.5 (7.5) | 87.3 (7.8) | 0.4 [-1.2 to 1.9] | 0.8168 |
WBC (x10⁹/L) | 14 (6.8) | 18.2 (6.5) | 16.2 (7) | 4.2 [2.9 to 5.4] | < 0.0001 |
Platelets (x10⁹/L) | 239 (85.5) | 244.3 (79.1) | 241.8 (82.2) | 5.3 [-9.9 to 20.5] | 0.1906 |
Total protein (g/L) | 64.2 (8.6) | 61.4 (8.7) | 62.7 (8.8) | -2.8 [-4.4 to -1.2] | 0.0010 |
Total bilirubin (mcmol/L) | 13.8 (8.9) | 12.1 (7.5) | 12.9 (8.3) | -1.8 [-3.2 to -0.4] | 0.0081 |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 8 (2.9) | 9 (3.7) | 8.5 (3.4) | 1.0 [0.4 to 1.6] | 0.0018 |
Creatinine (mcmol/L) | 83.7 (29.9) | 88.6 (27.7) | 86.3 (28.8) | 4.9 [-0.4 to 10.2] | 0.0136 |
Urea (mmol/L) | 5.5 (2.4) | 5.5 (2.3) | 5.5 (2.4) | 0.007 [-0.4 to 0.5] | 0.8277 |
RBC (units) | 0.7 (1.5) | 1.4 (2.3) | 1.1 (2) | 0.7 [0.4 to 1.1] | 0.0001 |
Plasma (units) | 0.4 (1.6) | 1.2 (2.6) | 0.9 (2.2) | 0.8 [0.4 to 1.2] | 0.0001 |
Fibrinogen (g/L) | 2.8 (1.1) | 2.5 (1.1) | 2.6 (1.1) | -0.3 [-0.5 to -0.1] | 0.0022 |
INR | 1.1 (0.2) | 1.2 (0.3) | 1.1 (0.2) | 0.1 [0.02 to 0.1] | 0.0324 |
APTT (s) | 27.6 (5) | 28.4 (7.7) | 28 (6.6) | 0.8 [-0.4 to 2.0] | 0.9229 |
First total care (day) | 4.9 (5.2) | 4.3 (5.1) | 4.6 (5.2) | -0.6 [-1.5 to 0.3] | 0.0540 |
LOS in ICU (days) | 2.7 (4.3) | 5 (6.3) | 3.9 (5.6) | 2.3 [1.3 to 3.2] | < 0.0001 |
LOS in Hospital (days) | 16 (8.1) | 16.9 (10.9) | 16.5 (9.7) | 0.9 [-0.9 to 2.7] | 0.6792 |