Septic(n = 19) | Non-septic(n = 21) | Diabetes(n = 18) | Renal failure(n = 28) | Healthy volunteers(n = 17) | |
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CRP, C reactive protein; Hb, haemoglobin; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; Na, sodium concentration; Osm, calculated osmolality RBC, red blood cell; SAPS II, Simplified Acute Physiologic Score; WBC, white blood cell; —, not relevant. | |||||
Values are mean (SD) or median (25–75th centiles). | |||||
*p <0.05 versus control. | |||||
†p <0.05 versus non-septic. | |||||
Age (years) | 69 (13)* | 66 (15)* | 63 (17)* | 72 (9)* | 47 (19) |
SAPS II | 49 (18)† | 29 (18) | — | — | — |
Hb (g/dl) | 10.7 (10.0–12.1)* | 12.4 (10.5–14.1)* | 14.0 (13.5–15.2) | 11.9 (11.0–12.7)* | 14.1 (13.7–14.8) |
RBC (/mm3) | 3.5 (3.2–4.1)* | 3.8 (3.3–4.6)* | 4.6 (4.4–4.9) | 3.9 (3.6–4.0)* | 4.6 (4.4–4.8) |
MCV (fl3) | 91.5 (2.7) | 91.8 (3.0) | 89.6 (3.6) | 93.9 (3.6)* | 89.0 (3.8) |
WBC (/mm3) | 11.1 (6.6–14.9) | 11.1 (7.8–15.0)* | 7.5 (6.4–8.8) | 6.7 (5.7–8.2) | 7.1 (6.2–7.8) |
CRP (mg/dl) | 18.1 (11.0–24.0)* | 5.5 (1.5–7.7)* | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) | 0.7 (0.4–1.1) | 0.1 (1.5–7.7) |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 142 (124–179)* | 126 (119–150)* | 192 (128–288)* | 104 (90–115) | 100 (95–103) |
Na+ (mEq/l) | 132.0 (131–137)* | 138.0 (133.8–140.0) | 136.0 (135.0–140.0) | 137.0 (135.5–138.5) | 139.0 (133.8–140.0) |
Osm (mOsm/kg H2O) | 290 (12) | 288 (11) | 290 (8) | 302 (10)* | 290 (3) |
Urea (mg/dl) | 95 (48–120)* | 32 (19–53) | 33 (48–120) | 137 (111–159)* | 34 (25–39) |
Lactate (mmol/l) | 1.02 (0.8–1.13) | 0.84 (0.6–1.0) | — | — | — |
HbA1C/ (%) | — | — | — | 8.6 (7.3–9.1) | — |