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Table 3 Comparison within trauma group deviated by degradation degree

From: Endothelial glycocalyx degradation is associated with early organ impairment in polytrauma patients

Characteristic

Trauma group

(n = 45)

EG degradation degree

P value §

High degradation group

(n = 23)

Low degradation group

(n = 22)

SDC1, median (IQR), ng/ml

69.39 (54.18–130.80)

128.74 (95.50–163.96)

54.17 (46.34–59.21)

<  0.001

HS, median (IQR), ng/ml

38.92 (30.47–67.96)

67.39 (48.90–89.58)

31.22 (27.07–36.44)

<  0.001

Demographic

 Age, mean ± SD, year

56.0 ± 15.20

57.26 ± 16.21

54.82 ± 14.33

0.510

 Male, n (%)

25 (55.56%)

12 (52.17%)

13 (59.09%)

0.641

 BMI, mean ± SD, kg/m2

25.27 ± 1.99

24.94 ± 2.06

25.61 ± 1.91

0.212

Cause of injury

 Traffic, n (%)

22 (48.89%)

12 (52.17%)

10 (45.46%)

0.768

 Falling, n (%)

14 (31.11%)

7 (30.43%)

7 (31.82%)

1.000

Score system

 GCS, median (IQR)

12.0 (6.0–15.0)

12.0 (5.0–15.0)

12.5 (6.0–15.0)

0.982

 ISS, median (IQR)

24.0 (17.0–29.0)

26.0 (22.0–29.0)

17.0 (12.0–27.0)

0.011

 SOFA, mean ± SD

6.91 ± 2.55

7.78 ± 2.58

6.00 ± 2.23

0.019

TBI, n (%)

21 (46.67%)

8 (34.78%)

13 (59.09%)

0.139

Hypothermia, n (%)

14 (31.11%)

12 (52.17%)

2 (9.09%)

0.003

Acidosis, n (%)

25 (55.56%)

18 (78.26%)

7 (31.82%)

0.003

Shock, n (%)

28 (62.22%)

18 (78.26%)

10 (45.45%)

0.033

MV, n (%)

36 (80.00%)

21 (91.30%)

15 (68.18%)

0.071

AKI, n (%)

16 (35.56%)

12 (52.17%)

4 (18.18%)

0.029

TIC, n (%)

13 (28.89%)

10 (43.48%)

3 (13.64%)

0.047

28-d mortality, n (%)

8 (17.78%)

6 (26.09%)

2 (9.09%)

0.243

Organ function

 TBIL, median (IQR), μmol/L

14.2 (11.2–22.3)

14.2 (10.9–22.1)

14.85 (11.35–22.55)

1.00

 ALB, median (IQR), g/L

30.6 (21.9–37.3)

22.8 (19.3–32.5)

34.6 (30.58–41.33)

<  0.001

 BUN, median (IQR), mmol/L

6.10 (5.05–9.00)

8.80 (5.70–11.20)

5.30 (4.55–6.30)

0.002

 Cr, median (IQR), μmol/L

72.1 (52.3–103.3)

89.9 (62.5–144.0)

55.0 (46.73–75.85)

0.001

 PaO2, median (IQR), mmHg

112.8 (89.5–155.1)

101.2 (86.7–134.4)

131.7 (92.1–168.7)

0.102

 PaO2/FiO2 ratio, mean ± SD

289.2 ± 107.1

243.3 ± 87.4

337.1 ± 106.4

0.005

 EVLW, median (IQR)

6.00 (4.25–9.50)

9.00 (6.00–10.50)

4.75 (2.88v6.63)

0.001

Metabolism

 pH, mean ± SD

7.30 ± 0.12

7.25 ± 0.13

7.36 ± 0.07

0.003

 HCO3−, median (IQR), mmol/L

20.3 (15.8–22.4)

18.4 (14.2–20.7)

21.75 (19.65–23.10)

0.009

 Lac, median (IQR), mmol/L

4.43 (2.65–7.99)

6.60 (4.21–9.60)

3.39 (2.26–4.57)

0.003

Cardiovascular

 NT-pro BNP, median (IQR),

265.3 (130.4–839.0)

723.6 (163.1–1136.0)

209.8 (119.1–430.2)

0.063

 Tn I, median (IQR), μg/L

0.09 (0.03–0.26)

0.22 (0.01–1.14)

0.05 (0.03–0.17)

0.108

 Mb, median (IQR), μg/L

652.0 (302.8–1141.0)

945.7 (631.2–1890.0)

466.0 (249.4–758.3)

0.010

Bleeding and coagulation

 Hb, mean ± SD, g/L

105.22 ± 20.36

95.61 ± 18.98

115.27 ± 16.86

0.001

 PLT, mean ± SD, ×109/L

151.09 ± 51.93

132.52 ± 53.18

170.50 ± 43.75

0.021

 Ca2+, median (IQR), mmol/L

1.09 (1.04–1.15)

1.06 (0.99–1.11)

1.12 (1.09–1.19)

0.001

 Fib, median (IQR), g/L

1.50 (1.13–1.89)

1.52 (0.90–2.12)

1.48 (1.28–1.81)

0.910

 PT, median (IQR), s

13.2 (11.9–16.9)

14.2 (13.2–19.5)

12.2 (11.2–13.2)

<  0.001

 APTT, median (IQR), s

31.7 (27.0–42.8)

37.0 (31.7–51.6)

28.0 (25.4–31.4)

<  0.001

 AT-III, mean ± SD, %

100.91 ± 19.16

87.24 ± 13.02

115.21 ± 13.15

<  0.001

 D-dimer, median (IQR),

15,645 (6494–43,654)

15,645 (5385–63,978)

15,977 (8311–36,585)

0.874

Inflammation

 WBC, mean ± SD, ×109/L

15.29 ± 5.80

15.09 ± 6.76

15.50 ± 4.73

0.750

 PCT, median (IQR), ng/ml

1.34 (0.41–5.38)

2.45 (0.52–10.20)

0.90 (0.23–2.05)

0.027

 IL-6, median (IQR), ng/ml

281.71 (160.97–507.79)

351.49 (227.93–762.31)

234.56 (117.71–382.92)

0.023

 TNF-α, median (IQR), ng/ml

70.23 (54.03–106.93)

95.32 (64.90–131.48)

61.88 (48.01–79.85)

0.002

  1. Abbreviations: SDC1 syndecan-1; HS heparan sulfate; BMI body mass index; GCS Glasgow coma score; ISS injury severity score; SOFA sequential organ failure assessment; TBI traumatic brain injury; MV mechanical ventilation; AKI acute kidney injury; TIC trauma induced coagulopathy; TBIL total bilirubin; ALB albumin; BUN blood urea nitrogen; Cr creatinine; EVLW extravascular lung water; Lac lactic acid; NT-pro BNP N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; Tn I troponin I; Mb myoglobin; Hb hemoglobin; PLT platelet; Fib fibrinogen; PT prothrombin time; APTT activated partial thromboplastin time; AT-III anti-thrombin; WBC white blood cell; PCT procalcitonin; IL-6 interleukin-6; TNF-α tumor necrosis factor
  2. § denotes the comparison between high degradation group and low degradation group
  3. Indicates mortality rate for 28 days after admission
  4. IQR denotes interquartile range
  5. SD denotes standard deviation
  6. Hypothermia denotes patient with temperature below 35 degree Celsius
  7. Shock denotes patient with blood pressure maintained via infusions of dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine