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Table 3 The comparisons of intestinal barrier biomarkers, HbA1c, FBG, indicators of clinical characteristics, disease severity, and prognosis between survivors and non-survivors

From: Is compromised intestinal barrier integrity responsible for the poor prognosis in critically ill patients with pre-existing hyperglycemia?

 

Survivors

Non-survivors

 

P value

Demographics

 Sex (male/female)

51/39

15/4

 

0.119

 Age, y

63.5 (44.75, 76.25)

66 (55, 79)

 

0.531

 HbA1c, %

5.75 (5.2, 6.83)

6.1 (5.4, 7)

 

0.522

 FBG, mmol/L

7.88 (6.11, 10.40)

7.35 (5.95, 8.55)

 

0.554

Intestinal barrier biomarkers

 DAO, U/L

24.1 (10.50, 33.8)

28.51 (8.54, 37.34)

 

0.905

 D-lactate, mg/L

33.79 (18.48, 49.95)

47.54 (27.52, 60.58)

 

0.038*

 LPS, U/L

9.36 (6.19, 15.27)

17.73 (7.96, 26.49)

 

0.027*

Infection and immunity

 WBC, 10^9/L

14.51 ± 7.03

18.12 ± 10.10

 

0.178

 NEU proportion, %

91 (88.2, 94)

92.2 (83.6, 93.7)

 

0.806

 CRP, mg/L

65.95 (17.38, 166.8)

96.9 (10.3, 197.1)

 

0.669

 Procalcitonin, µg/L

1.76 (0.47, 8.37)

4.16 (1.87, 24.17)

 

0.045*

 HLA-DR, %

46.1 (34.25, 66.68)

30.65 (26.25, 57.83)

 

0.076

 Temperature, ℃

38.2 (37.5, 38.8)

38.0 (37.0, 38.7)

 

0.316

Respiratory and circulatory system

 Oxygenation index

258 (197, 340)

268 (194, 343)

 

0.618

 Respiratory rate, RPM

23 (20, 25)

23 (16, 25)

 

0.418

 Heart rate, RPM

107.5 (86.25, 122)

108 (92, 130)

 

0.352

 MAP, mmHg

67 (60.9, 79)

65 (59.3, 101.3)

 

0.917

 Artery blood pH

7.37 (7.27, 7.41)

7.33 (7.23, 7.42)

 

0.417

 Lactate, mmol/L

3.0 (1.6, 4.9)

4.1 (2.9, 9.2)

 

0.019*

 Dosage of NE, ug/kg/min

0.10 (0, 0.30)

0.60 (0.10, 1.27)

 

0.004**

Renal function

 Urea nitrogen, mmol/L

7.85 (4.98, 10.63)

10.4 (6.6, 18.8)

 

0.017*

 Creatinine, µmol/L

102.2 (70.78, 151.6)

150.9 (89.7, 271.8)

 

0.039*

 AKI morbidity (N)

31.1% (28)

57.9% (11)

 

0.027*

Liver function

 ALT, U/L

39 (19, 72)

32 (17, 328)

 

0.528

 AST, U/L

43.5 (27, 83)

59 (30, 220)

 

0.096

 Total bilirubin, µmol/L

18.3 (12.63, 29.85)

24.7 (14.6, 39.3)

 

0.128

 Direct bilirubin, µmol/L

9.75 (6.05, 16.85)

13.3 (7.0, 25.3)

 

0.174

 Total protein, g/L

52.42 ± 12.69

46.64 ± 13.54

 

0.084

 Albumin, g/L

28.61 ± 7.68

25.13 ± 8.52

 

0.090

 Prealbumin, mg/L

156.97 ± 81.69

109.86 ± 76.73

 

0.017*

Disease severity and prognosis

 APACHE II

15 (10, 19.25)

20 (17, 24)

 

 < 0.001**

 SOFA

7 (5, 9)

9 (9, 12)

 

0.001**

 LOS in hospital, day

25.5 (13, 41.5)

13 (3, 26)

 

0.002**

 LOS in ICU, day

7 (3, 15.8)

3 (2, 6)

 

0.015*

  1. HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, FBG fasting blood glucose, DAO diamine oxidase, LPS lipopolysaccharide, WBC white blood cell, NEU neutrophil, CRP C-reactive protein, RPM rate per minute, MAP mean arterial pressure, NE norepinephrine, AKI acute kidney injury, ALT alanine transaminase, AST aspartate transaminase, APACHE II acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment, LOS length of stay
  2. *P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01