Determinants of fatal outcome in septic shock patients with euthyroid sick syndrome

Table 1 Demographic parameters, mortality scores and duration parameters

Variable		n (%)/mean ± SD	P value1	r	P value2
Age		61.5 ± 14.6	0.594	-0.186	0.071
Gender	Male/female	52/43 (54.73/40.85)	0.464	0.100	0.333
BMI		26.2 ± 5.4	0.107	0.035	0.736
Mortality scores
APACHE		21.7 ± 7.6	0.345	0.252	0.014
SAPS II		57.07 ± 15.19	0.338	0.328	0.001
SOFA		10.93 ± 3.63	0.700	-0.165	0.109
Duration indicators
ETI, yes/no		84/11 (79.80/10.45)	0.407	0.146	0.159
MV		9.21 ± 15.12	0.013	0.280	0.006
LOS		13.63 ± 16.05	0.005	-0.098	0.342

¹χ² test.

²Pearson’s correlation coefficient test.

r: Correlation coefficient; BMI: Body mass index; APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; SAPS II: Simplified Acute Physiology Score II; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; ETI: Endotracheal intubation; MV: Mechanical ventilation; LOS: Length of stay.