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Table 2 The laboratory examination results before mechanical ventilation

From: Delirium in elderly patients with COPD combined with respiratory failure undergoing mechanical ventilation: a prospective cohort study

Variables

Delirium group(n = 52)

No delirium group(n = 185)

t/χ2

p

Albumin(g/L)

41.91 ± 8.02

42.88 ± 10.24

6.132

0.081

Hemoglobin(g/L)

123.63 ± 17.45

125.12 ± 13.44

13.562

0.103

Blood sugar(mmol/L)

7.46 ± 1.27

7.51 ± 1.35

1.241

0.196

Creatinine(μmol/L)

76.53 ± 9.82

74.17 ± 8.95

5.033

0.094

Urea Nitrogen(mmol/L)

7.72 ± 1.25

7.49 ± 1.47

2.204

0.176

pH

7.38 ± 1.15

7.40 ± 1.02

3.847

0.113

T3(mU/L)

1.42 ± 0.35

1.36 ± 0.28

1.012

0.095

T4(mU/L)

96.05 ± 12.15

97.24 ± 14.02

4.225

0.061

TSH(mU/L)

2.42 ± 0.35

2.63 ± 0.53

1.607

0.084

FT3(mU/L)

3.18 ± 0.86

3.26 ± 0.95

1.874

0.262

FT4(mU/L)

16.94 ± 5.64

16.66 ± 5.13

2.084

0.114

PaO2(mmHg)

71.21 ± 19.05

79.41 ± 15.89

10.123

0.016

PaCO2(mmHg)

34.01 ± 7.24

32.54 ± 8.38

5.019

0.052

  1. T3 Triiodothyronine, T4 thyroxine; TSH thyroid stimulating hormone, FT3 free triiodothyronine, FT4 free thyroxine, PaO2 arterial partial pressure of oxygen, PaCO2 arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide