Thrombocytopenia in adult patients with sepsis: incidence, risk factors, and its association with clinical outcome

Table 3 Laboratory values at admission to the intensive care unit

Variable	Thrombocytopenia	No thrombocytopenia	P value
	(n= 145)	(n= 159)
Hemoglobin (g/dL), mean (SD)	11.3 (2.1)	11.3 (2.2)	0.81
Albumin (g/dL), mean (SD)	2.5 (0.6)	2.8 (0.4)	0.015*
(n = 132)	(n = 75)	(n = 57)	0.015*
Lactate (mmol/L), median (IQR)	2.7 (1.4–4.1)	1.8 (1.1–2.7)	<0.0001*
(n = 299)	(n = 142)	(n = 157)	<0.0001*
Creatinine (mg/dL), median (IQR)	1.6 (1.1–3.2)	1.3 (0.8–2.2)	0.002*
Total Bilirubin (mg/dL), median (IQR)	0.7 (0.4–1.3)	0.5 (0.3-0.5)	0.001*
(n = 216)	(n = 116)	(n = 100)	0.001*
Day 1 net fluid balance (L), median (IQR)	5.1 (2.9–8.0)	4.7 (2.4-7.1)	0.16
Day 2 net fluid balance (L), median (IQR)	1.8 (0.2–3.4)	1.6 (0.2–3.4)	0.59
(n = 298)	(n = 143)	(n = 155)

SD, standard deviation; IQR interquartile range. SI conversion factors: to convert hemoglobin and albumin values to g/L, multiply by 10; to convert creatinine values to μmol/L, multiply by 88.4; to convert total bilirubin values to μmol/L, multiply by 17.104. *Significant P values.

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