DDX3X mRNA Expression in T Cells Is Associated with the Severity and Mortality of Septic Patients
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the study population.
Variable
Sepsis ()
Septic shock ()
Gender (male), % ()
59.62 (31)
70.37 (19)
0.4616
Age (year)
51.50 (43.00-60.50)
55.00 (47.00-63.00)
0.6615
APACHE II score
16.5 (15.00-19.00)
21.00 (18.00-22.00)
0.0024
SOFA score
6.00 (5.00-8.00)
9.00 (7.00-10.00)
0.0184
Underlying disease, % ()
Hypertension
15.38 (8)
18.52 (5)
0.7554
Diabetes
9.62 (5)
14.81 (4)
0.4825
Infection site, % ()
0.6389
Respiratory
82.69 (43)
70.37 (19)
Abdomen
5.77 (3)
11.11 (3)
Blood
7.69 (4)
11.11 (3)
Others
3.85 (2)
7.41 (2)
Laboratory parameters
WBC (×109)
14.66 (11.77-18.28)
16.37 (14.02-18.72)
0.0936
LC (×109)
0.47 (0.33-0.53)
0.39 (0.35-0.47)
0.1809
PCT (pg/mL)
3.66 (2.87-5.70)
4.63 (3.71-6.81)
0.0203
28-day mortality, % ()
13.46 (7)
37.04 (10)
0.0219
Values are presented as median (95% confidence interval (CI)) or percentage (%). APACHE: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; SOFA: sequential organ failure assessment; LC: lymphocyte count; WBC: white blood cells; PCT: procalcitonin.
