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Table 1 Baseline characteristics between survivors and non-survivors

From: Association between ferritin to albumin ratio and 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis: a retrospective cohort study

Variables

Total (n = 1553)

Survivors (n = 973)

Non survivors (n = 580)

P

Age (years)

66.8 ± 15.1

66.9 ± 14.5

66.7 ± 16.0

0.823

Gender (%)

   

0.868

 Female

687 (44.2)

432 (44.4)

255 (44)

 

 Male

866 (55.8)

541 (55.6)

325 (56)

 

 Length of stay in hospital

349.8 (190.3, 633.8)

475.9 (242.4, 798.3)

234.2 (122.1, 374.0)

 < 0.001

 Length of stay in ICU

135.6 (70.6, 286.1)

136.1 (69.8, 328.1)

131.2 (73.9, 244.0)

0.064

Vital signs

    

 HR (beats/min)

94.9 ± 22.6

94.1 ± 22.5

96.2 ± 22.8

0.084

 SBP (mmHg)

119.2 ± 24.6

120.2 ± 25.2

117.4 ± 23.5

0.026

 DBP (mmHg)

65.4 ± 18.3

66.2 ± 18.8

64.0 ± 17.2

0.023

 MBP (mmHg)

79.3 ± 18.9

80.3 ± 19.2

77.6 ± 18.2

0.006

 RR (t/min)

21.1 ± 6.3

20.8 ± 6.1

21.6 ± 6.6

0.017

 SpO2 (%)

96.2 ± 4.9

96.5 ± 4.5

95.8 ± 5.3

0.006

 Temperature (℃)

36.7 ± 1.0

36.7 ± 1.0

36.6 ± 1.1

0.068

Laboratory parameters

    

 ALB (g/dL)

2.9 ± 0.7

2.9 ± 0.7

2.8 ± 0.7

 < 0.001

 Ferritin (ng/ml)

532.0 (230.0, 1199.0)

467.0 (209.0, 1011.0)

777.0 (292.8, 1847.8)

< 0.001

 FAR

188.7 (78.5, 462.9)

164.2 (69.4, 355.9)

292.9 (107.3, 669.5)

 < 0.001

 AG (mg/dL)

17.7 ± 6.0

17.1 ± 5.6

18.8 ± 6.4

 < 0.001

 Bicarbonate (mg/dL)

21.4 ± 6.0

21.8 ± 6.0

20.8 ± 6.0

0.002

 Calcium (mg/dL)

8.2 ± 1.2

8.2 ± 1.2

8.2 ± 1.1

0.749

 Chloride(mEq/L)

101.8 ± 8.5

102.2 ± 8.5

101.2 ± 8.5

0.026

 Sodium (mEq/L)

137.4 ± 7.4

137.4 ± 7.4

137.4 ± 7.4

0.929

 Potassium (mEq/L)

4.4 ± 1.0

4.4 ± 1.0

4.5 ± 1.0

0.472

 HCT (%)

31.2 ± 7.1

31.4 ± 7.1

31.0 ± 7.0

0.351

 HGB (g/dL)

10.1 ± 2.3

10.2 ± 2.3

10.1 ± 2.4

0.388

 RBC (109/L)

3.4 ± 0.9

3.4 ± 0.9

3.4 ± 0.9

0.043

 RDW (%)

16.5 ± 2.8

16.4 ± 2.7

16.7 ± 2.9

0.01

 Glu (mg/dL)

133.0 (104.0, 178.0)

132.0 (105.0, 178.0)

133.0 (101.0, 178.0)

0.514

 BUN (mg/dL)

33.0 (20.0, 55.0)

32.0 (19.0, 53.0)

37.0 (21.0, 60.0)

0.003

 Crea (mg/dL)

1.5 (0.9, 2.8)

1.5 (0.9, 2.7)

1.7 (1.0, 2.8)

0.1

 PLT (109/L)

185.0 (119.0, 272.0)

195.0 (126.0, 282.0)

168.5 (105.8, 247.0)

 < 0.001

 WBC (109/L)

12.0 (7.6, 17.8)

11.6 (7.2, 16.9)

13.2 (8.5, 19.3)

 < 0.001

Comorbidities, n (%)

    

 Myocardial infarct

297 (19.1)

177 (18.2)

120 (20.7)

0.226

 Congestive heart failure

609 (39.2)

381 (39.2)

228 (39.3)

0.952

 Chronic pulmonary disease

499 (32.1)

297 (30.5)

202 (34.8)

0.079

 Diabetes

216 (13.9)

165 (17)

51 (8.8)

 < 0.001

 Renal disease

504 (32.5)

340 (34.9)

164 (28.3)

0.007

 Malignant cancer

296 (19.1)

190 (19.5)

106 (18.3)

0.544

 Severe liver disease

250 (16.1)

130 (13.4)

120 (20.7)

 < 0.001

 Metastatic solid tumor

148 (9.5)

72 (7.4)

76 (13.1)

 < 0.001

 Sofa score

4.4 ± 2.5

4.1 ± 2.2

4.8 ± 2.8

 < 0.001

  1. HR heart rate, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, MBP mean blood pressure, RR respiratory rate, SpO2 oxygen saturation, ALB albumin, FAR ferritin/albumin ratio, AG anion gap, HCT hematocrit, HGB hemoglobin, RBC red blood cells, RDW erythrocyte distribution width, Glu glucose, BUN blood urea nitrogen, Crea creatinine, PLT platelets, WBC white blood cell