Table 1 Characteristics of paediatric patients with sepsis and healthy controls
From: The protective effect of apolipoprotein H in paediatric sepsis
Characteristics | Sepsis patients (n = 36) | healthy controls (n = 69) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex (male/female) | 16/20 | 41/28 | 0.144 |
Age (years) | 2.54(0.88–6.86) | 6.58(4.88–8.09) | 0.004 |
WBC (109/L) | 7.94(4.21–13.24) | NA | |
CRP (mg/L) | 65.23(16.57–99.96) | NA | |
Procalcitonin (ng/ml) | 2.2(0.40–9.080) | NA | |
Infection site (Number of patients) | |||
Respiratory | 31 | NA | |
Abdominal | 4 | NA | |
Vascular | 0 | NA | |
Urinary | 1 | NA | |
Bacteraemia | 1 | NA | |
Isolates (Number of patients) | |||
Gram positive | 0 | NA | |
Gram negative | 9 | NA | |
Fungus | 0 | NA | |
Virus | 4 | NA | |
Miscellaneous | 13 | NA | |
Other | 10 | NA | |
pSOFA score | 4 (4–7) | NA | |
PCIS score | 79(74–86) | NA | |
SIRS score | 3(2–4) | NA | |
PICU stay(days) | 7 (4–10.75) | NA | |
Ventilation | 24/36 | NA | |
Use of adrenocortical hormone | 13/36 | NA | |
Renal replacement therapy | 10/36 | NA | |
Died/survived | 6/36 | NA |