Characteristics

Cardiac group

(n = 112)

Normal group

(n = 160)

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Heart rate (per minute),

84.5 (70.0 - 103.5)

88.0 (77.0 - 101.0)

0.737

Respiratory rate (cycles/per min), N = 105/147

20.0 (18.0 - 20.0)

20.0 (18.0 - 21.0)

0.396

Temperature (˚C), N = 106/147

36.7 (36.4 - 37.2)

36.7 (36.5 - 37.2)

0.468

Blood Pressure, N = 104/142

Diastolic pressure

74.0 (65.0 - 84.5)

76.0 (67.0 - 86.0)

0.519

Systolic pressure

132.0 (120.0 - 151.5)

131.5 (119.0 - 146.0)

0.231

PaCO2 (mmHg), N = 98/133

38.66 ± 7.84

39.20 ± 6.91

0.580

Lactate, N = 97/133

2.0 (1.2 - 3.0)

1.7 (1.1 - 2.7)

0.094

HGB (g/L), N = 110/160

130.2 (115.0 - 147.0)

133.0 (115.0 - 144.0)

0.798

WBC (g/L), N = 110/160

13.1 (9.2 - 17.1)

13.4(9.0 - 17.4)

0.842

BUN (mmol/L), N = 110/159

5.3 (4.4 - 6.4)

4.4 (3.6 - 5.9)

<0.001*

Cr (ummol/L), N = 110/159

72.5 (56.0 - 89.0)

68.0(55.0 - 79.0)

0.045*

CRP (mg/L), N = 91/128

43.5 (12.1 - 122.0)

43.8 (11.8 - 98.4)

0.454

PCT (μg/mL), N = 96/134

0.28 (0.06 - 1.39)

0.31 (0.09 - 1.12)

0.851

Mechanical ventilation (n, %)

104 (92.86)

142 (88.75)

0.257

Vasopressor use, N = 111/159, (n, %)

97 (86.61)

122 (76.25)

0.086

CK - MB (U/L), N = 109/158

14.3 (10.0 - 26.5)

15.5 (11.0 - 29.1)

0.217

Troponin I(ng/ml), N = 91/118

0.02 (0.01 - 0.16)

0.01 (0.00 - 0.04)

0.004*

BNP (pg/ml), N = 95/117

255.8(108.3 - 763.1)

142.0 (54.2 - 311.7)

<0.001*