Clinical Study
Cortisol Is an Associated-Risk Factor of Brain Dysfunction in Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
Table 1
Characteristics at ICU admission and comorbidities.
| | Characteristics at ICU admission and comorbidities | |
| | Age, years | | | APACHE III score | | | SOFA score | | | CRP (mg/dL) | | | Males/females, (%) | 83/45 (65/35) | | Medical/surgical patients, (%) | 106/22 (83/17) | | Bronchopneumonia, (%) | 93 (73) | | Peritonitis, (%) | 22 (17) | | Gram negative/positive, (%) | 65/42 (51/49) | | Active smoking, (%) | 33 (26) | | Obesity (BMI > 30), (%) | 28 (22) | | Arterial hypertension, (%) | 53 (42) | | Diabetes, (%) | 24 (19) | | Alcohol abuse, (%) | 19 (15) | | History of brain disorder, (%) | 29 (23) | | History of Sepsis, (%) | 20 (16) |
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The continuous variables were represented as mean values ± standard deviation.
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