Predictive Value of Combined LIPS and ANG-2 Level in Critically Ill Patients with ARDS Risk Factors

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of patients who received prior therapy and those who did not.

Variable	Group A ()	Group B ()	value
Age, yr	62.9 ± 18.1	56.0 ± 20.8	0.028
Male	72 (77.4%)	45 (69.2%)	0.248
Primary diagnosis at admission			0.018
Respiratory	56 (60.2%)	34 (52.3%)	0.323
Trauma	17 (18.3%)	20 (30.8%)	0.068
Acute abdominal disease	2 (2.2%)	6 (9.2%)	0.046
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation	2 (2.2%)	2 (3.1%)	0.715
Operation	9 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0.011
Other	7 (7.5%)	3 (4.6%)	0.460
Predisposing conditions
Category			0.088
Shock	8 (8.6%)	4 (6.2%)	0.568
Sepsis	40 (43.0%)	17 (26.2%)	0.030
Pancreatitis	2 (2.2%)	4 (6.2%)	0.195
Pneumonia	79 (84.9%)	41 (63.1%)	0.002
High-risk surgery	3 (3.2%)	1 (1.5%)	0.506
Trauma	16 (17.2%)	20 (30.8%)	0.046
Number			0.563
Include 1 factor: n (%)	42 (45.2%)	34 (52.3%)	0.376
Include 2 factors: n (%)	39 (41.9%)	24 (36.9%)	0.527
Include 3 factors: n (%)	10 (10.8%)	7 (10.8%)	0.997
Include 4 factors: n (%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0.234
APACHE2 score	15.9 ± 6.6	15.6 ± 6.6	0.743
LIPS	5.1 ± 2.2	4.2 ± 1.8	0.017
60-day outcome	23 (24.7%)	14 (21.5%)	0.641
Morbidity of ARDS	26 (28.0%)	19 (29.2%)	0.861

Group A: patients who had received therapy before admission; group B: patients who had not received therapy before admission. , .