Comparison of total, salivary and calculated free cortisol levels in patients with severe sepsis

Table 3 Individual data of 4 patients on D28

No	Age	Gender	STC (μg/dL)		SaC (μg/dL)		cFC (μg/dL)		CBG (μg/dL)		Albumin (mg/dL)	APACHE II score	SOFA score	Survival
No	Age	Gender	Baseline	Peak	Baseline	Peak	Baseline	Peak	Baseline	Peak	Albumin (mg/dL)	APACHE II score	SOFA score	Survival
5	76	M	0.4	3.8	0.4	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	1.9	20	6	Died on D57
6	60	F	9.6	12.9	1.7	1.7	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	3.5	16	4	Alive
8	81	F	18.9	51.2	0.7	1.3	0.4	0.9	0.3	0.4	3.2	16	4	Alive
13	45	M	30.9	25.2	1.2	2.2	1.1	0.9	0.2	0.4	2.7	6	3	Alive

Abbreviations: STC serum total cortisol, SaC salivary cortisol, cFC calculated free cortisol, CBG cortisol binding globulin, D day of severe sepsis, M male, F female, APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, D the day after the diagnosis of severe sepsis, GCC glucocorticoid

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