Reduced Serum Butyrylcholinesterase Activity Indicates Severe Systemic Inflammation in Critically Ill Patients

Table 1

Demographics and the clinical data of study population.

Demographic data
Number of volunteers	40
Age^*	38 (29–54)
Male sex	23 (58%)
Number of patients	40
Age^*	67 (62–73)
Male sex	28 (70%)
Primary focus of systemic inflammation
Gastrointestinal tract	21 (53%)
Lung	11 (27%)
Genitourinary tract	2 (5%)
SIRS	6 (15%)
Infection and inflammation parameters
CRP (mg/L)^*	189 (111–263)
PCT (ng/mL)^*	2.7 (0.9–5.9)
WBC (nL^−1)^*	14 (7.4–24)
Outcome
Survivor 28 days	31 (78%)
Disease severity scoring
SAPS^*	62 (44–80)
SOFA^*	11 (6.3–14)
APACHE II^*	25 (17–35)

SIRS: systemic inflammatory response syndrome, CRP: C-reactive protein, PCT: procalcitonin, WBCC: white blood cell count, SAPS: simplified acute physiology score, SOFA: the sequential organ failure assessment score, APACHE II: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II, ^*median with interquartile range.