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Table 3 Baseline characteristics of the subgroup analysis according to the Δ Lactate 24 h [%]

From: Lactate is associated with mortality in very old intensive care patients suffering from COVID-19: results from an international observational study of 2860 patients

Variables

∆ Lactate 24 h ≤ 0%

∆ Lactate 24 h > 0%

p value

n = 215 (26%)

n = 611 (74%)

Male gender [n] (%)

152 (71%)

447 (73%)

0.37

Age [years] (IQR)

73–79 (75)

72–79 (76)

0.60

Age 70–79 [n] (%)

180 (80%)

484 (76%)

0.28

Age 80–89 [n] (%)

42 (19%)

143 (23%)

0.22

Age > 90 [n] (%)

3 (1%)

6 (1%)

0.63

CFS (IQR)

2–4 (3)

2–4 (3)

0.13

Diabetes [n] (%)

75 (35%)

231 (38%)

0.43

Coronary vascular disease [n] (%)

46 (22%)

154 (26%)

0.23

Chronic renal failure [n] (%)

43 (20%)

102 (17%)

0.27

Arterial hypertension [n] (%)

140 (65%)

403 (66%)

0.84

Pulmonary disease [n] (%)

58 (27%)

117 (19%)

0.017

Heart failure [n] (%)

42 (20%)

108 (18%)

0.85

SOFA score (IQR)

4–9 (6)

4–8 (6)

0.63

  1. CFS clinical frailty scale, SOFA score sequential organ failure assessment for the first 24 h, IQR interquartile range