Effects of sepsis and its treatment measures on intestinal flora structure in critical care patients

Table 1 Comparison of the general information among the three groups of individuals

Indicator	Control group (n = 10)	Non-sepsis group (n = 10)	Sepsis group (n = 10)	H/F/χ2/Z/t value	P value
Age (yr, mean ± SD)	55 (48.75, 55.25)	59 (50.00, 74.00)a	63.50 (44.75, 76.25)a,b	2.05	0.36
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± S)	23.95 ± 2.04	27.19 ± 4.40a	23.91 ± 4.09a,b	2.64	0.09
Underlying disease (cases)				0.84	0.65
Multiple injuries		3	4
Malignant tumor		5	3
Other diseases		2	3
Type of operation (cases)				0.00	1.00
Surgery on abdominal hollow viscera	-	5	5
Surgery on non-abdominal hollow viscera	-	5	5
APACHE II score on day 1 [points, M (P25, P75)]	-	10.00 (7.00, 17.00)	19.00 (15.25, 21.50)	−2.40	0.02
SOFA score on day 1 (points, mean ± SD)	-	3.30 ± 1.42	10.80 ± 2.97	−7.20	0.00

APACHE II score: Acute Physiologic Assessment and Chronic Health Evaluation II Scoring System; SOFA score: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score; BMI: Body mass index.

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.