Table 1 The baseline characteristic of the population
Variables | Lactate/albumin ratio tertiles | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 ( L/A ratio ≤ 0.47) | T2 (0.47 < L/A ratio ≤ 0.97) | T3 (L/A ratio > 0.97) | ||
Number of patients | (N = 281) | (N = 281) | (N = 280) | |
Gender (%) | 0.063 | |||
Male | 192 (68.3) | 189 (67.3) | 167 (59.6) | |
Female | 71 (30.1) | 81 (34.3) | 97 (40.9) | |
Age (years) | 67.9 (12.9) | 66.7 (12.8) | 68.6 (12.6) | 0.203 |
Race (%) | 0.285 | |||
White | 180 (64.1) | 191 (68.0) | 168 (60.0) | |
Black | 10 (3.6) | 11 (3.9) | 22 (7.9) | |
Other | 91 (32.4) | 79 (28.1) | 90 (32.1) | |
Hematocrit (%), mean (SD) | 35.7 (6.09) | 35.9 (6.57) | 35.2 (6.61) | 0.378 |
Lymphocyte (%), mean (SD) | 13.3 (7.93) | 12.8 (8.51) | 13.4 (9.88) | 0.713 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL), mean (SD) | 11.5 (1.90) | 11.9 (2.11) | 11.4 (2.33) | 0.006 |
Potassium (mmol/L), mean (SD) | 4.18 (0.720) | 4.18 (0.813) | 4.28 (0.954) | 0.259 |
ALT (U/L), mean (SD) | 51.4 (66.8) | 127 (566) | 137 (327) | 0.015 |
AST (U/L), mean (SD) | 107 (138) | 231 (864) | 240 (618) | 0.018 |
CK (IU/L), mean (SD) | 827 (1650) | 887 (1810) | 1450 (6140) | 0.101 |
CKMB (IU/L), mean (SD) | 56.1 (118) | 71.1 (243) | 60.2 (107) | 0.550 |
Sodium (mmol/L), mean (SD) | 138 (4.59) | 138 (4.59) | 138 (5.04) | 0.318 |
Bicarbonate (mmol/L), mean (SD) | 23.1 (4.47) | 22.8 (4.07) | 19.9 (5.17) | < 0.001 |
PLT (K/uL), mean (SD) | 249 (98.0) | 254 (115) | 236 (108) | 0.135 |
PT (s), mean (SD) | 14.9 (5.10) | 15.4 (7.39) | 15.7 (4.16) | 0.277 |
WBC (K/μL), mean (SD) | 11.6 (5.63) | 13.4 (6.55) | 14.6 (7.54) | < 0.001 |
Heart Rate(beats/min) mean (SD) | 82.2 (13.3) | 89.2 (15.8) | 88.9 (16.4) | < 0.001 |
SBP (mmHg), mean (SD) | 114 (14.3) | 111 (15.2) | 106 (13.8) | < 0.001 |
DBP (mmHg), mean (SD) | 59.0 (10.2) | 60.0 (10.3) | 57.8 (9.74) | 0.029 |
MBP(mmHg), mean (SD) | 77.1 (9.81) | 77.5 (9.99) | 75.1 (10.6) | 0.011 |
Respiration rate (beats/min), mean (SD) | 18.2 (3.51) | 19.5 (4.33) | 19.4 (4.25) | < 0.001 |
Body temperature(℃), mean (SD) | 36.9 (0.647) | 37.0 (0.742) | 36.7 (0.985) | < 0.001 |
SpO2 (%), mean (SD) | 97.5 (1.94) | 97.3 (2.35) | 96.9 (4.62) | 0.080 |
Glucose (mg/dL), mean (SD) | 145 (39.9) | 161 (61.1) | 175 (58.2) | < 0.001 |
Congestive heart failure, n (%) | 133 (47.3) | 151 (53.7) | 135 (48.2) | 0.259 |
Cardiac arrhythmias, n (%) | 138 (49.1) | 156 (55.5) | 162 (57.9) | 0.099 |
Valvular disease, n (%) | 56 (19.9) | 44 (15.7) | 41 (14.6) | 0.206 |
Peripheral vascular, n (%) | 28 (10.0) | 35 (12.5) | 24 (8.6) | 0.310 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 175 (62.3) | 138 (49.1) | 149 (53.2) | 0.006 |
Chronic pulmonary, n (%) | 58 (20.6) | 57 (20.3) | 48 (17.1) | 0.515 |
Diabetes uncomplicated, n (%) | 66 (23.5) | 67 (23.8) | 74 (26.4) | 0.678 |
Diabetes complicated, n (%) | 31 (11.0) | 23 (8.2) | 13 (4.6) | 0.002 |
Renal failure, n (%) | 62 (22.1) | 50 (17.8) | 47 (16.8) | 0.238 |
Liver disease, n (%) | 16 (5.7) | 23 (8.2) | 34 (12.1) | 0.024 |
Depression, n (%) | 14 (5.0) | 16 (5.7) | 12 (4.3) | 0.746 |