Effect of early stepwise cardiopulmonary rehabilitation on function and quality of life in sepsis patients

Table 1 Comparison of general data of patients in the two groups

Items		Observation group, n = 40	Control group, n = 40	t/χ² value	P value
Age (yr)		52.28 ± 5.12	52.75 ± 6.21	0.392	0.695
Sex	Male	25 (62.50)	27 (67.50)	0.219	0.639
	Female	15 (37.50)	13 (32.50)
BMI (kg/m²)		22.79 ± 1.13	22.93 ± 1.22	0.532	0.595
Infection site	Abdominal cavity	7 (17.50)	8 (20.00)	0.569	0.752
	Blood system	5 (12.50)	7 (17.50)
	Lung	28 (70.00)	25 (62.50)
APACHEII		18.56 ± 3.94	18.21 ± 4.59	0.365	0.715

Data are n (%) or mean ± SD. APACHEII: Acute physiology and chronic health status score II; BMI: Body mass index.