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Table 4 In-hospital mortality among the different lactate groups stratified to ages ≥65 and <65 yrs., infected/non-Infected and SBP <90 mmHg and ≥90 mmHg

From: Serum lactate is an independent predictor of hospital mortality in critically ill patients in the emergency department: a retrospective study

Hospital mortality

Lactate

<2 mmol/L (N = 150)

2-4 mmol/L (N = 150)

>4 mmol/L (N = 150)

P-value

Strata no.(%)

Age (years)

<65

2 (3.1)

3 (6.8)

18 (36.0)

<0.001

≥65

2 (2.3)

15 (14.2)

43 (43.0)

<0.001

Infection

Yes

2 (1.7)

17 (13.4)

47 (40.9)

<0.001

No

2 (6.5)

1 (4.3)

14 (40.0)

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

SBP < 90

3 (15.0)

2 (11.1)

10 (35.7)

0.092

SBP ≥ 90

1 (0.8)

16 (12.1)

44 (38.3)

<0.001

Total

4 (2.7)

18 (12.0)

61 (40.7)

<0.001