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 GE Pneumonia UTI Diabetic foot Infective endocarditis | n & % |
6 (10.0%) 29 (48.3%) 14 (23.3%) 7 (11.7%) 4 (6.7%) | --- | --- | --- |
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%) | --- | --- | --- |