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Table 1 General characteristics of the sepsis/SS and non-sepsis group

From: Comparison of procalcitonin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein for the diagnosis of sepsis and septic shock in the oldest old patients

Categories

Sepsis/SS group(n = 50)

Non-sepsis group(n = 20)

p value

Age (yr)

92.6 ± 4.5

92.7 ± 3.2

0.992

Sex (male, %)

40 (81.6%)

15 (75.0%)

0.553

Diagnosis

 Pneumonia

37 (74.0%)

0

-

 Biliary tract infection

6 (12.0%)

0

-

 Enteral infection

3 (6.0%)

0

-

 UTI

3 (6.0%)

0

-

 CRBSI

1 (2.0%)

0

 

 Cerebral diseasea

0

8 (40.0%)

-

 Heart failure

0

5 (25.0%)

-

 GIB

0

3 (15.0%)

-

 Renal failure

0

2 (10.0%)

-

 asthma

0

2 (10.0%)

-

Medical history

 Stroke

27 (54.0%)

11 (55.0%)

0.958

 Cancer

16 (32.0%)

6 (30.0%)

0.864

 CKD

12 (24.0%)

7 (35.0%)

0.341

 CAD

29 (58.0%)

13 (65.0%)

0.589

 HTN

36 (72.0%)

15 (75.0%)

0.812

 DM

14 (28.0%)

8 (40.0%)

0.333

 COPD

13 (26.0%)

5 (25.0%)

0.952

Peak Temperature (°C)

38.2 (37.6-38.7)

37.4 (36.6-37.9)

0.001

Lactate(mmol/L)

2.3(1.4-3.4)

1.3(1.0-1.8)

0.023

SOFA

8(5-10)

3(2-4)

0.000

28 day mortality

8(16.0%)

1(5.0%)

0.207

  1. UTI urinary tract infection, CRBSI catheter-related bloodstream infection, GIB gastrointestinal bleeding, CKD chronic kidney dysfunction, CAD coronary artery disease, HTN hypertension, DM diabetes mellitus, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment
  2. acerebral disease: acute stroke, head injury, status epilepsy