Research Article
Factors Affecting Mortality in Elderly Patients Hospitalized for Nonmalignant Reasons
Table 4
Abnormal laboratory results at the time of hospitalization in the discharged and dead groups.
| | Problem | Definition | Discharged group
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| | Low hemoglobin | Hb < 12.2 g/dL | 593 (64.0) | 65 (76.5) | 0.021 | | Thrombocytopenia | PLT < 142 K/µL | 90 (10.7) | 18 (22.5) | 0.002 | | High ESR | ESR E: > 20 K: > 30 mm/h | 614 (66.3) | 69 (81.2) | 0.005 | | Low TIBC | <120 µg/dL | 182 (19.8) | 31 (36.5) | <0.001 | | Uremia | Urea > 43 mg/dL | 687 (74.4) | 79 (92.9) | <0.001 | | Hyperuricemia | Uric acid > 6 mg/dL | 490 (54.4) | 65 (78.3) | <0.001 | | Hypercreatininemia | Creatinine > 1.1 mg/dL | 506 (56.3) | 59 (72.0) | 0.006 | | Hypoalbuminemia | Albumin < 3.5 mg/dL | 466 (50.4) | 76 (89.4) | <0.001 | | High ALT | ALT > 55 U/L | 56 (6.0) | 13 (15.3) | 0.001 | | High AST | AST > 34 U/L | 180 (19.4) | 29 (34.5) | 0.001 | | Hypernatremia | Sodium > 145 mmol/L | 41 (6.1) | 21 (33.3) | <0.001 | | Hypopotassemia | Potassium < 3.5 mmol/L | 73 (9.7) | 15 (24.2) | <0.001 | | Hyperpotassemia | Potassium > 5.1 mmol/L | 174 (20.4) | 23 (32.9) | 0.014 | | Hypocalcemia | Calcium < 8.4 mg/dL | 269 (29.9) | 41 (49.4) | <0.001 | | Hypertriglyceridemia | Triglyceride > 149 mg/dL | 292 (31.5) | 41 (48.2) | 0.002 | | Hypercholesterolemia | Total cholesterol > 199 mg/dL | 228 (24.6) | 12 (14.1) | 0.030 | | High LDL cholesterol | LDL > 100 mg/dL | 492 (53.1) | 31 (36.5) | 0.003 | | Low HDL cholesterol | HDL < 35 mg/dL | 424 (46.4) | 64 (76.2) | <0.001 | | Low TSH | TSH < 0.35 µIU/mL | 169 (18.9) | 31 (39.2) | <0.001 | | High TSH | TSH > 4.94 µIU/mL | 31 (4.1) | 6 (11.1) | 0.030 | | High CRP | CRP > 0.8 mg/dL | 639 (68.9) | 70 (82.4) | 0.010 | | HBsAg positivity | | 11 (1.2) | 4 (4.7) | 0.031 |
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Hb: hemoglobin; PLT: platelet; 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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