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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants according to the SI

From: The effectiveness of the sarcopenia index in predicting septic shock and death in elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Characteristics

Total n = 769

Male n = 480

Female n = 289

low SI

high SI

p

low SI

high SI

p

low SI

high SI

p

Age years,mean(SD)

82.08(8.94)

76.93(9.38)

 < 0.001

79.24(9.91)

76.4(9.5)

0.005

82.66(8.24)

77.31(9)

 < 0.001

ALB level, g/l, mean(SD)

32.81(6.1)

37.6(5.72)

 < 0.001

32.78(5.84)

37.31(5.62)

 < 0.001

34.88(6.73)

38.76(5.48)

 < 0.001

 < 35 g/l,n(%)

119(62.96)

162(28.32)

 

75(63.56)

103(28.85)

 

67(56.78)

36(21.43)

 

 ≥ 35 g/,n(%)

70(37.04)

410(71.68)

 

43(36.44)

254(71.15)

 

51(43.22)

132(78.57)

 

BMI, kg/m2, mean(SD)

21.52(2.43)

21.82(3.05)

0.204

21.64(2.82)

21.66(3.01)

0.934

21.5(2.5)

22.33(3.08)

0.011

eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2,mean(SD)

125.61(63.42)

85.16(31.17)

 < 0.001

135.75(67.06)

84.95(29.3)

 < 0.001

107(46.53)

74.92(25.66)

 < 0.001

Smoking history,n(%)

  

 < 0.001

  

0.002

  

0.85

  no

158(82.29)

314(54.42)

 

62(52.1)

130(36.01)

 

70(97.22)

210(96.77)

 

  yes

34(17.71)

263(45.58)

 

57(47.9)

231(63.99)

 

2(2.78)

7(3.23)

 

Drinking history,n(%)

  

 < 0.001

  

0.594

  

0.046

  no

165(85.94)

409(71.01)

 

75(63.03)

217(60.28)

 

68(94.44)

214(98.62)

 

  yes

27(14.06)

167(28.99)

 

44(36.97)

143(39.72)

 

4(5.56)

3(1.38)

 

Hypertension,n(%)

  

0.569

  

0.762

  

0.697

  no

112(58.33)

350(60.66)

 

69(57.98)

215(59.56)

 

57(79.17)

167(76.96)

 

  yes

80(41.67)

227(39.34)

 

50(42.02)

146(40.44)

 

15(20.83)

50(23.04)

 

Diabetes,n(%)

  

0.02

  

0.073

  

0.04

  no

144(75)

477(82.67)

 

92(77.31)

305(84.49)

 

37(51.39)

141(64.98)

 

  yes

48(25)

100(17.33)

 

27(22.69)

56(15.51)

 

35(48.61)

76(35.02)

 

CHD,n(%)

  

0.238

  

0.256

  

0.024

  no

125(65.1)

402(69.67)

 

82(68.91)

268(74.24)

 

36(50)

141(64.98)

 

  yes

67(34.9)

175(30.33)

 

37(31.09)

93(25.76)

 

36(50)

76(35.02)

 

COPD, n(%)

  

0.001

  

0.081

  

0.734

  no

164(85.42)

426(73.83)

 

89(74.79)

239(66.2)

 

66(91.67)

196(90.32)

 

  yes

28(14.58)

151(26.17)

 

30(25.21)

122(33.8)

 

6(8.33)

21(9.68)

 
  1. SI sarcopenia index, ALB serum albumin, CHD coronary heart disease, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease