Table 2 Baseline characteristics
From: ‘Sepsis-related anemia’ is absent at hospital presentation; a retrospective cohort analysis
Variable | S-group (n = 296) | C-group (n = 320) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 64 [50–76] | 57 [41–70] | <0.001 |
Sex (man, %) | 167 (56.4%) | 180 (56.3%) | 0.97 |
APACHE-II score | 22 [16–27] | <0.001 | |
Diagnosis category | |||
Respiratory | 58 (18.1%) | ||
Neurologic | 56 (17.5%) | ||
Endocrine | 26 (8.1%) | ||
Emergency surgery | 18 (5.6%) | ||
Auto-intoxication | 77 (24.1%) | ||
Cardiac | 55 (17.2%) | ||
Other | 30 (9.4%) | ||
Comorbidities | |||
Diabetes mellitus | 60 (20.3%) | 57 (17.8%) | 0.44 |
Hypertension | 70 (23.6%) | 66 (20.6%) | 0.37 |
Hypercholesterolemia | 19 (6.4%) | 23 (7.2%) | 0.71 |
COPD | 32 (10.8%) | 38 (11.9%) | 0.68 |
Alcohol abuse | 35 (11.8%) | 25 (7.8%) | 0.09 |
Carcinoma | 7 (2.4%) | 7 (2.2%) | 0.88 |