Research Article
Factors Affecting Mortality in Elderly Patients Hospitalized for Nonmalignant Reasons
Table 3
Laboratory values of the discharged and dead groups at the time of hospitalization.
| Characteristics | Discharged group () | Dead group () | |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | | | 0.069 | MCV (fL) | | | 0.964 | PLT (K/µL) | | | 0.002 | MPV (fL) | | | 0.009 | ESR (mm/h) | | | 0.001 | Iron (µg/dL) | | | 0.003 | TIBC (µg/dL) | | | <0.001 | Glucose (mg/dL) | | | 0.905 | Urea (mg/dL) | | | <0.001 | Uric acid (mg/dL) | | | <0.001 | Creatinine (mg/dL) | | | 0.010 | Albumin (g/dL) | | | <0.001 | ALT (U/L) | | | 0.027 | AST (U/L) | | | 0.001 | Sodium (mmol/L) | | | 0.022 | Potassium (mmol/L) | | | 0.313 | Calcium (mg/dL) | | | <0.001 | Triglyceride (mg/dL) | | | 0.045 | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | | | <0.001 | LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | | | <0.001 | HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | | | <0.001 | TSH (µIU/mL) | | | 0.196 | CRP (mg/dL) | | | <0.001 |
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MCV: mean corpuscular volume; PLT: platelet; MPV: mean platelet volume; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; TIBC: total iron-binding capacity; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone; CRP: C-reactive protein.
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