Variables

Patients

Controls

Test value

P-value

n = 60

n = 20

Age (years)

Mean ± SD

52.40 ± 14.58

47.95 ± 15.32

1.167•

0.247

Range

20 - 70

23 - 70

Sex (n, %)

Female

32 (53.3%)

10 (50.0%)

0.067*

0.796

Male

28 (46.7%)

10 (50.0%)

Source of infection

Ÿ GE

Ÿ Pneumonia

Ÿ UTI

Ÿ Diabetic foot

Ÿ Infective endocarditis

n & %

6 (10.0%)

29 (48.3%)

14 (23.3%)

7 (11.7%)

4 (6.7%)

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Presepsin (pg/ml)

Median

4233.4

211.4

−6.378≠

< 0.001

IQR

2229.3 - 5774.9

151.75 - 482.3

Procalcitonin (pg/ml)

Median

721.55

239.9

−5.411•

<0.001

IQR

569.3 - 968.9

203.9 - 303.3

CRP (mg/L)

Median

46.5

5

6.124•

<0.001

IQR

32.5 - 90

3.5 - 5.5

APACHE II score

Median

24.5

2

−6.679≠

<0.001

IQR

21 - 30

0.5 - 2

qSOFA score

Median

2

0

−6.707

<0.001

IQR

2 - 3

0 - 0

28-day mortality

n &%

16 (26.7%)

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