Table 2 Source of infection, inflammatory cytokines, and albumin

Source

 Respiratory (n)

494

125

369

0.80 [0.58;1.08]

0.169

 Abdominal (n)

234

55

179

0.99 [0.70;1.42]

1.000

 Bloodstream (n)

82

10

72

2.31 [1.22;4.86]

0.017

 Urinary tract (n)

60

13

47

1.10 [0.60;2.17]

0.862

 Neurological (n)

60

13

47

1.10 [0.60;2.17]

0.862

 Other (n)

48

12

36

0.91 [0.47;1.85]

0.928

Inflammatory cytokines

 PCT (ng/L)

1.80 [0.42–7.28]

1.94 [0.47–8.38]

1.70 [0.40–7.04]

1.00 [0.99;1.00]

0.364

 CRP (mg/L)

61.0 [24.0–98.5]

51.0 [28.0–94.0]

67.0 [23.0–102]

1.00 [0.99;1.01]

0.882

 IL-6 (pg/mL)

52.4 [15.6–114]

52.6 [15.8–105]

52.2 [15.6–116]

1.00 [1.00;1.00]

0.912

 IL-8 (pg/mL)

96.0 [50.5–208]

92.0 [62.0-156]

97.0 [45.5–245]

1.00 [1.00;1.00]

0.789

 IL-10 (pg/mL)

8.75 [5.05–17.8]

8.30 [5.00–14.5]

9.10 [5.30–22.1]

1.00 [1.00;1.00]

0.245

 TNF-α (pg/mL)

19.5 [12.9–31.6]

19.5 [13.6–25.9]

19.5 [12.0-33.2]

1.02 [1.00;1.03]

0.780

Albumin (g/L)

29.0 [25.0–32.0]

30.0 [26.0–34.0]

28.0 [24.8–32.0]

0.98 [0.96;1.00]

0.003