Table
3: General
characteristics of the patients according to the concentrations of MR-proADM
stratified by quartiles. Qualitative variables.
|
Variable |
I
Quartil |
II
Quartil |
III
Quartil |
IV
Quartil |
P value* |
|
Personal characteristics |
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|
Age > 75 años |
32 (27) |
33 (28) |
25 (21.2) |
28 (23.7) |
ns |
|
Gender = male |
31 (29.3) |
22 (23) |
26 (23) |
19 (19.4) |
ns |
|
BMI > 30 |
29 (35.4) |
18 (22) |
16 (29.5) |
19 (23.2) |
ns |
|
Smoking |
33 (34) |
18 (18.6) |
24 (24.7) |
22 (22.7) |
ns |
|
Personal history |
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|
HBP |
49 (29.5) |
41 (24.7) |
38 (22.9) |
38 (22.9) |
ns |
|
DM |
26 (28) |
23 (24.7) |
23 (24.7) |
21 (22.6) |
ns |
|
COPD |
25 (32.9) |
14 (18.4) |
19 (25) |
18 (23.7) |
ns |
|
FEV1 < 50% |
10 (22.2) |
8 (17.8) |
13 (28.9) |
14 (31.1) |
ns |
|
Hypov. Syndr. |
13 (31.7) |
12 (29.3) |
8 (19.5) |
8 (19.5) |
ns |
|
Heart diseases |
37 (29.6) |
28 (22.4) |
31 (24.8) |
29 (23.2) |
ns |
|
Arrhythmias |
23 (26.1) |
20 (22.7) |
20 (22.7) |
25 (28.4) |
ns |
|
LTOT |
21 (32.8) |
8 (12.5) |
16 (25) |
19 (29.7) |
ns |
|
Domiciliary NIV |
16 (34) |
11 (23.4) |
10 (21.3) |
10 (21.3) |
ns |
|
Laboratory variables |
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|
Hemoglobin < 12 gr/L |
23 (29.5) |
18 (23.1) |
18 (23.1) |
19 (24.4) |
ns |
|
Creatinine > 1.5 mg/dL |
19 (23.5) |
22 (27.2) |
16 (19.8) |
24 (29.6) |
ns |
|
Bicarbonate < 22 mmol/L |
9 (16.1) |
14 (25) |
16 (28.6) |
17 (30.4) |
ns |
|
Lactic acid > 2 mmol/L |
22 (28.9) |
17 (22.4) |
18 (23.7) |
19 (25) |
ns |
|
ER
discharge diagnoses |
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|
CHF |
23 (25.8) |
26 (29.2) |
22 (24.7) |
18 (20.2) |
ns |
|
RF |
28 (34.6) |
12 (14.8) |
16 (19.8) |
25 (30.9) |
ns |
|
Sepsis |
0 (0) |
2 (33.3) |
2 (33.3) |
2 (33.3) |
ns |
|
Pneumonía |
2 (28.6) |
2 (28.6) |
2 (28.6) |
1 (14.3) |
ns |
|
Others |
3 (37.5) |
2 (25) |
2 (25) |
1 (12.5) |
ns |
|
ER
discharge destination |
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|
Hospitalization ground |
50 (31.1) |
40 (24.8) |
35 (21.7) |
36 (22.4) |
ns |
|
ICU |
2 (11.8) |
3 (17.6) |
5 (29.4) |
7 (41.2) |
ns |
|
Deceased |
1 (14.3) |
0 (0) |
4 (57.1) |
2 (28.6) |
ns |
|
Home |
3 (50) |
1 (16.7) |
0 (0) |
2 (33.3) |
ns |
*Based on the statistical “ji-square”
test.
Abbreviations: BMI: body-mass index; HBP: high blood
pressure; DM: diabetes mellitus; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second; Hypov. syndr.: hypoventilation syndromes;
LTOT: long-term oxygen therapy; NIV: non-invasive ventilation; ER: emergency
room; CHF: chronic heart failure; RF: respiratory failure due to pulmonary
origin; ICU: intensive care unit; ns: not significant.
Note: The values in the table correspond to the “n” represented
in each group followed by the corresponding percentage.