Serum Cortisol as a Predictor of Major Adverse Pulmonary Event in Emergency Department Acutely Dyspneic Patients

Table 2

Relationship between cortisol levels and MAPE.

		Cortisolμg/dl	95 CI	p
MAPE	Yes (n=24)	34.3	22.5-50.2	<0.001
	No (n=63)	23.8	13.7-29.7
ETI in the ED	Yes (n=6)	54.2	42.2-83	<0.001
	No (n=81)	25.7	14.3-33.2
ICU admissions	Yes (n=19)	38.7	23.7-50.9	<0.001
	No (n=68)	24	13.7-31.4
In-hospital mortality	Yes (n=8)	50	37.8-64.9	<0.001
	No (n=79)	24.3	14.2-32.2

Values are median (IQR); p values refer to Mann-Whitney U test. AUC, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; CI, confidence interval; ETI, endotracheal intubation; ICU, intensive care unit.