ROUNDS Studies: Relation of OUtcomes with Nutrition Despite Severity—Round One: Ultrasound Muscle Measurements in Critically Ill Adult Patients

Table 2

Biochemical variables at admission.

	Alive ()	Nonsurvivors ()	Total ()
Na (mEq/L)^&	137 (7)	137 (9)	137 (7)
K (mEq/L)^&	4.2 (0.9)	4.2 (0.6)	4.2 (0.9)
Cl (mEq/L)^&	100.39 (7.35)	97.5 (11.36)	99.79 (8.30)
Ca (mg/dL)^&	7.82 (0.82)	8.16 (0.60)	7.90 (0.80)
P (mg/dL)^&	4.20 (1.32)	4.24 (1.20)	4.2 (1.29)
Mg (mg/dL)^#	1.9 (1.50–2.00)	1.9 (1.5–2.05)	1.9 (1.5–2.00)
Lactate (mmol/L)^#	1.55 (1.10–2.30)	3.15 (2.30–4.50)	1.75 (1.2–2.9)
Bicarbonate (mEq/L)^#	21.50 (19.00–23.00)	21 (17.95–23.50)	21.00 (19.00–23.00)
pH^#	7.35 (7.3–7.4)	7.36 (7.25–7.4)	7.35 (7.3–7.4)
CRP (mg/dL)	6.73 (2.02–12.18)	10.60 (7.10–22.00)	7.99 (2.95–12.95)
PCT (mg/L)^#	0.5 (0.20–1.90)	0.41 (0.14–1.13)	0.5 (0.19–1.67)
Glucose (mg/dL)^#	130 (104–170)	158 (140–221)	138 (111–191)
Creatinine (mg/dL)^#	0.78 (0.55–1.93)	0.74 (0.64–1.38)	0.78 (0.57–1.69)
Blood urinary nitrogen (mg/dL)^#	21.00 (13.00–37.00)	20 (13.37–17.12)	21.00 (13.00–37.00)
Urea (mg/dL)^#	40.00 (27.00–70.00)	40.00 (21.50–78.50)	40.00 (26.00–74.00)

PCT: procalcitonin, CRP: C-reactive protein. indicates difference between groups; ^#median (interquartile range); ^&mean (standard deviation).