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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients with AGI

From: Association between acute gastrointestinal injury and biomarkers of intestinal barrier function in critically ill patients

Variable

I

n = 20

II

n = 46

III

n = 15

IV

n = 9

Total

n = 90

P

Age (yr)

66 (48–78)

68 (47–82)

74 (43–87)

69 (61–81)

66.0 (47.0–80.0)

0.959

Males

14 (70%)

34 (73.9%)

14 (93.3%)

7 (77.8%)

69 (76.7%)

0.393

APACHE II score

20.0 (16.5–22.0)

18.0 (11.8–22.0)

20.0 (18.0–30.0)

23.0 (18.0–28.5)

20.0 (16.0–22.0)

0.031a

SOFA score

6.0 (3.0–8.0)

5.0 (4.0–9.0)

6.0 (4.0–13.0)

8.0 (4.5–11.5)

6.0 (4.0–9.0)

0.486

Gastrointestinal surgery

1 (20%)

5 (10.9%)

1 (6.7%)

1 (11.1%)

8 (8.9%)

0.262

Primary AGI

3 (15%)

17 (37%)

5 (33.3%)

5 (55.6%)

30 (33.3%)

0.155

Sepsis

8 (40%)

19 (41.3%)

4 (26.7%)

4 (44.4%)

35 (38.9%)

0.760

Catecholamine support

5 (25%)

8 (17.4%)

5 (33.3%)

5 (55.6%)

23 (25.6%)

0.099

Mechanical ventilation

17 (85%)

34 (73.9%)

11 (73.3%)

9 (100%)

71 (78.9%)

0.281

CRRT

2 (10%)

10 (21.7%)

1 (6.7%)

1 (11.1%)

14 (15.6%)

0.421

Primary reason for intensive care

     

0.131

 Acute pancreatitis

1 (5%)

13 (28.3%)

5 (33.3%)

1 (11.1%)

20 (22.2%)

 

 Shock

3 (15%)

8 (17.4%)

1 (6.7%)

3 (33.3%)

15 (16.6%)

 AKI

2 (10%)

10 (21.7%)

1 (6.7%)

4 (44.4%)

17 (18.9%)

 ARDS

8 (40%)

14 (30.4%)

6 (40%)

5 (55.6%)

33 (36.7%)

 Trauma

2 (10%)

6 (13%)

0

0

8 (8.9%)

 Postoperative

3 (15%)

2 (4.3%)

2 (13.3%)

0

7 (7.8%)

 Cardiac arrest

1 (5%)

1 (2.2%)

1 (6.7%)

0

3 (3.3%)

28 d-mortality

1 (5.0%)

7 (15.2%)

2 (13.3%)

4 (44.4%)

14 (15.6%)

0.067

  1. Measurement values are expressed as median (interquartile range, 25%–75%). Categorical variables are reported as n (%). Variables were compared using the Kruskal–Wallis test
  2. AGI acute gastrointestinal injury, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, APACHE acute physiology and chronic health evaluation, AKI acute kidney injury, CRRT continuous renal replacement therapy, SOFA sepsis-related organ failure assessment
  3. aSignificant differences among AGI grades I, II, III, and IV