Table 2 Characteristics of patients in subgroups stratified by alterations of Th2/Th1
| Characteristic |
Early recovery (n = 35) |
Late recovery (n = 19) |
Non-recovery (n = 17) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD, years | 72.0 ± 16.8 | 75.7 ± 11.4 | 67.5 ± 16.2 | ns |
| Gender (male/female) | 25/10 | 10/9 | 10/7 | ns |
| Admission sources, n (%) | 0.03 | |||
| Emergency | 23 (65.7) | 18 (94.7) | 16 (94.1) | |
| Internal dept. | 5 (14.3) | 1 (5.3) | 0 | |
| Surgical dept. | 7 (20) | 0 | 2 (11.8) | |
| APACHE II, mean ± SD | 20.9 ± 5.3 | 19.5 ± 4.2 | 20.8 ± 8.0 | |
| SOFA, mean ± SD | ||||
| D0 | 9.3 ± 2.1 | 11.2 ± 3.1 | 9.6 ± 4.5 | ns |
| D3 | 6.3 ± 2.6 | 10.8 ± 3.3 | 8.2 ± 3.8 | < 0.001 |
| D7 | 6.0 ± 3.2 | 8.0 ± 2.5 | 7.9 ± 4.0 | ns |
| Presumed infection site, n (%) | ns | |||
| Lung | 22 (62.9) | 17 (89.5) | 11 (64.7) | |
| Abdomen | 6 (17.1) | 2 (10.5) | 3 (17.6) | |
| Cardiovascular system | 2 (5.7) | 0 | 1 (5.9) | |
| Bone or soft tissue | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.9) | |
| Urinary tract | 5 (14.3) | 0 | 1 (5.9) | |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | ||||
| Hypertension | 20 (57.1) | 11 (57.8) | 7 (41.2) | ns |
| Diabetes | 8 (22.9) | 6 (31.6) | 6 (35.3) | ns |
| Chronic cardiac dysfunction | 11 (31.4) | 12 (63.2) | 4 (23.5) | 0.03 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 11 (31.4) | 9 (47.4) | 8 (47.1) | ns |
| Chronic renal dysfunction | 2 (5.7) | 2 (10.5) | 1 (5.9) | ns |
| Smoker | ns | |||
| Never | 23 (65.7) | 13 (68.4) | 11 (64.7) | |
| Previous (stopped > 3 months) | 8 (22.9) | 4 (21.1) | 2 (11.8) | |
| Former (stopped ≤ 3 months) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Current | 4 (11.4) | 2 (10.5) | 4 (23.5) | |
| Alcohol use | ns | |||
| Never or daily intake ≤ 50 g of pure alcohol | 31 (88.6) | 18 (94.7) | 15 (88.2) | |
| Previous (daily intake > 50 g of pure alcohol, stopped > 3 months) | 2 (5.7) | 1 (5.6) | 0 (0) | |
| Former (daily intake > 50 g of pure alcohol, stopped ≤ 3 months) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Current intake (> 50 g of pure alcohol) | 2 (5.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (11.8) | |