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Table 2 Lipid profile and D-dimer of the studied group

From: A prospective cohort study of severe sepsis-induced dyslipidemia and changes in D-dimer levels in children: do they affect the prognosis?

Variables

The studied group

No = 60

Mean ± SD

Median

(Range)

Survivors

No = 30 (50%)

Nonsurvivors

No = 30 (50%)

Test

P value

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

120.1 ± 21.9

119.5

(76–161)

124.6 ± 22.3

124.5

(78–161)

115.5 ± 20.9

113.9

(76–157)

t = 1.6

0.1

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

135.6 ± 46.7

125

(67–282.7)

124.7 ± 22.1

125

(87–166)

136.5 ± 47.7

126.3

(67–182.7)

t = 0.1

0.8

HDL (mg/dl)

38.5 ± 10.9

40.8

(10.2–55)

38.7 ± 11.2

42.4

(10.6–52)

38.3 ± 10.7

38.3

(10.2–55)

t = 0.1

0.9

LDL (mg/dl)

53.2 ± 22.1

54.8

(9.3–95)

55.1 ± 22.4

56.6

(13.5–92)

51.4 ± 21.9

51.6

(9.3–95)

M.W

0.6

0.5

Apo A-5 (ng/ml)

601.5 ± 657.1

364.6

(42.1–2890.6)

699.1 ± 772.9

417.5

(62.7–2890.6)

504.1 ± 511.4

328.6

(42.1–2568.7)

M.W

1.1

0.2

D-dimer (< 0.4 μg/mL)

2.55 ± 2.69

1.21

(0.27–9.7)

1.24 ± 1.25

0.83

(0.27–5.61)

3.85 ± 3.1

2.6

(0.75–9.7)

M.W

4.3

0.001**

  1. Apo A-5 Apolipoprotein A-V, HDL High-density lipoprotein, LDL Low-density lipoprotein, MW Mann–Whitney, t Student’s “t” test
  2. **Statistically highly sensitive