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Table 2 Organ dysfunction, SOFA score, and clinical outcomes in the high and low ADA groups

From: Pleural fluid ADA activity in tuberculous pleurisy can be low in elderly, critically ill patients with multi-organ failure

 

High ADA (≥40 IU/L) (n = 156)

Low ADA (< 40 IU/L) (n = 36)

p-value

Organ dysfunction (SOFA score ≥ 1)

 Respiratory

24 (15.4%)

13 (36.1%)

0.004

 Coagulation

2 (1.3%)

4 (11.1%)

0.002

 Liver

14 (9.0%)

7 (19.4%)

0.070

 Cardiovascular

3 (1.9%)

7 (19.4%)

< 0.001

 CNS

3 (1.9%)

4 (11.1%)

0.008

 Renal

23 (14.7%)

13 (36.1%)

0.003

SOFA score

0.68 (±1.24)

2.31 (±2.34)

< 0.001

 0

102 (65.4%)

8 (22.2%)

 

 1–2

41 (26.3%)

14 (38.9%)

 

 3–4

8 (5.1%)

9 (25.0%)

 

 5–6

5 (3.2%)

3 (8.3%)

 

  ≥ 7

0 (0.0%)

2 (5.6%)

 

Number of organs involved

  

< 0.001

 0

102 (65.4%)

8 (22.2%)

 

 1

41 (26.3%)

16 (44.4%)

 

 2

11 (7.1%)

7 (19.4%)

 

  ≥ 3

2 (1.3%)

5 (13.9%)

 

ED visit

97 (62.2%)

30 (83.3%)

0.016

ICU stay

15 (9.6%)

10 (27.8%)

0.004

Death (≤30 days)

4 (2.6%)

5 (13.9%)

0.004

  1. ADA total adenosine deaminase, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, ED emergency department, ICU intensive care unit