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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with sepsis

From: Longer storage duration of red blood cells is associated with an increased risk of acute lung injury in patients with sepsis

Characteristic

ALI/ARDS (n = 49)

No ALI/ARDS (n = 47)

p value

Age

53 (45, 62)

61 (52, 66.5)

0.021a

Female gender

46.9% (23)

42.6% (20)

0.666b

Current smoker

27.1% (13)

31.9% (15)

0.606b

ICU days

8 (5, 14)

6 (4, 11)

0.118a

Ventilator-free days

18 (1, 24)

25 (7.5, 28.0)

0.022a

Hospital days

17 (11, 26)

14 (9.5, 26.5)

0.325a

Baseline APACHE II score

29 (24, 32)

29 (22.5, 35)

0.751a

Blood median storage days

24.5 (20, 31)

21 (15, 26.8)

0.018a

Blood maximum storage days

26 (22, 33)

24 (17, 28)

0.01a

Number of Units Transfused

2 (2, 3)

2 (2, 4)

0.303a

  1. Data given as median (25th percentile, 75th percentile) or percent (frequency) of patients.
  2. aWilcoxon test; bPearson test.