Research Article
α-1-Acid Glycoprotein Concentration as an Outcome Predictor in Adult Patients with Sepsis
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of patients with sepsis and control subjects.
| | | Control subjects | Sepsis patients | p value | | | n = 39 | n = 87 |
| | Age (y) (mean ± SD) | 56.4 ± 12.0 | 64.3 ± 13.9 | NS | | Male (%) | 61.5 | 67.8 | NS | | Potential disease | | | | | Diabetes (%) | 0 | 37.9 | <0.01 | | Hypertension (%) | 10.2 | 50.1 | <0.01 | | Chronic heart disease (%) | 0 | 11.5 | <0.01 | | Laboratory data (mean ± SD) | | | | | White blood cells (×109/L) | 5.6 ± 2.0 | 14.4 ± 7.8 | <0.001 | | Platelet (×104/L) | 222.6 ± 62.0 | 177.5 ± 104.5 | <0.001 | | Hemoglobin(mg/dL) | 14.1 ± 1.8 | 11.9 ± 2.2 | <0.01 | | C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 1.2 ± 1.0 | 170.0.1 ± 118.2 | <0.001 | | AGP (μg/ml) | 574.3 ± 170.0 | 1140.8 ± 399.3 | <0.001 |
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SD, standard deviation; NS, not significant; AGP: α-1-acid glycoprotein; p<0.05 |
