Research Article

High Mean Platelet Volume Associates with In-Hospital Mortality in Severe Pneumonia Patients

Table 1

Comparison of baseline characteristics.

VariablesTotal () () () value

Demographic data
Age (years)79 (63, 84)79 (58, 83)80 (67, 86)0.273
Sex (male)75, 65.2%39, 70.9%36, 60.0%0.220
HAP20, 17.4%11, 20.0%9, 15.0%0.480
Underlying diseases
Hypertension67, 58.3%34, 61.8%33, 55.0%0.459
Diabetes mellitus32, 27.8%13, 23.6%19, 31.7%0.337
Coronary heart disease16, 13.9%4, 7.3%12, 20.0%0.049
Stroke38, 33.0%20, 36.4%18, 30.0%0.469
COPD29, 25.2%19, 34.5%10, 16.7%0.027
Chronic kidney disease14, 12.2%8, 14.5%6, 10.0%0.456
Chronic liver disease7, 6.1%3, 5.5%4, 6.7%1.000
Radiological findings
Bilateral pneumonia87, 75.7%42, 76.4%45, 75.0%0.865
>2-zone involvement71, 61.7%33, 60.0%38, 63.3%0.713
Pleural effusion37, 32.2%18, 32.7%19, 31.7%0.903
Clinical outcomes
Mechanical ventilation78, 67.8%32, 58.2%46, 76.7%0.034
Vasopressor use45, 39.1%18, 32.7%27, 45.0%0.178
CRRT41, 35.7%12, 21.8%29, 48.3%0.003
ICU LOS (days)11 (7, 18)13 (8, 18)9 (5, 21)0.317
Hospital LOS (days)16 (9, 27)18 (11, 28)14 (8, 25)0.083
In-hospital death63, 54.8%17, 30.9%46, 76.7%<0.001
Clinical data
MAP (mmHg)83 (71, 97)82 (71, 102)83 (72, 95)0.906
Heart rate (rate/min)0.536
Respiratory rate (rate/min)0.371
Body temperature (°C)0.847
APACHE II score20 (15, 24)18 (15, 23)23 (17, 27)0.005
Laboratory results
Total bilirubin (umol/L)13.0 (9.0, 21.8)10.8 (7.4, 17.1)14.0 (10.2, 25.4)0.011
Albumin (g/L)28.7 (26.8, 32.0)29.9 (28.0, 32.1)28.2 (25.4, 31.1)0.064
Serum urea (mmol/L)11.1 (8.1, 17.6)10.0 (6.3, 15.1)12.7 (9.2, 19.7)0.007
Serum creatinine (μmol/L)120.4 (83.3, 187.8)96.9 (73.7, 136.3)130.8 (92.0, 213.8)0.005
RBC (1012/L)0.960
HCT (%)0.970
Hemoglobin (g/L)0.260
WBC (109/L)12.5 (8.3, 18.0)14.1 (8.9, 18.9)11.4 (8.1, 16.5)0.064
Neutrophil count (109/L)11.0 (7.1, 15.0)11.6 (8.0, 16.6)9.6 (7.0, 13.9)0.104
Lymphocyte count (109/L)0.7 (0.4, 1.0)0.8 (0.4, 1.2)0.7 (0.4, 0.8)0.093
Platelet count (109/L)222 (147, 288)246 (203, 321)168 (113, 245)<0.001
PDW (fL)12.8 (11.0, 14.5)11.1 (9.7, 12.7)13.6 (12.8, 15.5)<0.001

Data are or medians (25th-75th percentile) or number and percentage.
MPV: mean platelet volume; HAP: hospital-acquired pneumonia; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRRT: continuous renal replacement therapy; MAP: mean arterial pressure; APACHE: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; LOS: length of stay; RBC: red blood cell; HCT: hematocrit; WBC: white blood cell; PDW: platelet distribution width.