Table 1 Demographic data of series of patients by GCS subgroup

Number (n)

33

38

34

105

-

Age (mean ± SD)

55 ± 14

56 ± 14

55 ± 14

55 ± 13

1.0

Gender (male/female)

21/12

31/7

27/7

79/26

0.172

ICU stay(d)

12.4 ± 5.5

15.2 ± 9.6

16 ± 7.1

14.6 ± 7.7

0.125

Initial ISS

4 ± 3

13 ± 5

17 ± 5

12 ± 7

0.001

Initial C-reactive protein (0–24 hours) (median, quartiles) (mg/l)

10.23(3.5,15.9)

23.75(13.3,42.5)

44.85(22.4,78.1)

23.1(10.3,46.1)

0.244

Initial procalcitonin (0–24 hours)(median, quartiles) (ng/ml)

0.08(0.05,0.13)

0.25(0.11,0.55)

0.31 (0.17,0.79)

0.2(0.08,0.5)

0.110

Mortality (%)

1.0

2.9

11.3

15.2

0.000