Table 3 Calculated sofa scores and comparisons of 118 critically ill-patients admitted to mulago hospital icu from February 2014 to January 2015

 SOFA-RS

1.6 (1.2)

1.3 (1.2)

1.9 (1.2)

0.007

 SOFA-CVS

0.6 (1.2)

0.2 (0.7)

1 (1.6)

0.001

 SOFA-CNS

2.8 (1.1)

2.8 (1.2)

2.8 (1.1)

0.66

 SOFA-Liver

0.3 (0.8)

0.2 (0.7)

0.4 (0.8)

0.168

 SOFA-coagulation

0.3 (0.7)

0.3 (0.6)

0.4 (0.7)

0.364

 SOFA-renal

1 (1.5)

0.8 (1.4)

1.2 (1.6)

0.115

 Total SOFA

6.5 (3.7)

5.5 (3.3)

7.7 (3.8)

0.001

 SOFA-RS

1.2 (1.2)

0.7 (0.9)

1.8 (1.4)

<0.001

 SOFA-CVS

0.7 (1.4)

0.1 (0.4)

1.4 (1.8)

<0.001

 SOFA-CNS

2.6 (1.4)

2 (1.3)

3.4 (1.0)

<0.001

 SOFA-Liver

0.2 (0.6)

0.2 (0.6)

0.3 (0.6)

0.379

 SOFA-coagulation

0.3 (0.7)

0.3 (0.6)

0.4 (0.7)

0.620

 SOFA-renal

1 (1.5)

0.7 (1.4)

1.4 (1.6)

0.007

 Total SOFA

6.0 (4.3)

3.9 (2.6)

8.5 (4.6)

<0.001

Mean SOFA (SD)

6.3 (3.7)

4.7 (2.6)

8.1 (3.9)

<0.001

Highest SOFA (SD)

7.5 (4.1)

5.8 (3.2)

9.4 (4.2)

<0.001

Delta SOFA (SD)

0.4 (3.2)

-1.7 (2.7)

1.0 (3.1)

<0.001