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Table 1 Patient basic demographics and comorbidities per Glucose Grouping

From: The association between blood glucose levels and matrix-metalloproteinase-9 in early severe sepsis and septic shock

Variable

All patients

<80 mg/dL

80–120 mg/dL

121–150 mg/dL

151–200 mg/dL

>201 mg/dL

P value

n

230

32

53

38

23

84

 

Age (years ± SD)

66 ± 17

63 ± 17

59 ± 25

70 ± 15

70 ± 13

66 ± 16

0.08

Gender (M:F) %

53:47

44:56

68:32

50:50

56:44

49:51

0.18

Race, n (%)

       

AA

201(87)

31(97)

47(89)

32(84)

20(87)

71(85)

0.56

Caucasian

26(11)

1(3)

6(11)

5(13)

3(13)

11(13)

Other

3(1)

  

1(3)

 

2(2)

Pre-existing conditions, n (%)

       

Hypertension

153(67)

22(69)

29(54)

25(64)

14(61)

63(74)

0.2

COPD

34(15)

5(16)

6(11)

10(26)

3(13)

10(12)

0.3

CHF

82(36)

12(37)

22(41)

12(31)

10(43)

26(31)

0.6

Diabetes Mellitus

57(25)

2(6)

3(6)

2(5)

4(17)

46(54)

0.0001

Liver failure

63(27)

10(31)

18(33)

8(20)

5(22)

22(26)

0.6

Renal failure

33(14)

6(19)

6(11)

7(18)

3(13)

11(13)

0.8

APACHE II, mean ± SD

22 ± 7

24 ± 7

19 ± 6

22 ± 7

24 ± 7

21 ± 7

0.019

  1. M Male, F, Female, AA African American, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CHF Congestive heart failure