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Baseline characteristics of the study population |
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| Characteristic |
Group 1 (antioxidant vitamin intake 66–100% of RDA; n = 10) |
Group 2 (antioxidant vitamin intake <66% of RDA; n = 30) |
P |
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| Age (years; mean ± SD) |
64 ± 14 |
53 ± 15 |
NS |
| Gender (male/female; n [%]) |
7 (18)/3 (7) |
23 (58)/7 (17) |
NS |
| Medical/surgical (n) |
6/4 |
13/17 |
NS |
| Diagnosis (%) |
NS |
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| Respiratory |
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| ARDS |
3 |
8 |
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| Pneumonia |
1 |
3 |
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| Cardiovascular |
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| Postsurgical |
0 |
4 |
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| IHD |
2 |
7 |
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| Abdominal/hepatic disease |
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| Peritonitis |
3 |
6 |
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| Pancreatitis |
1 |
2 |
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| APACHE II score |
13 ± 6.6 |
15 ± 4.1 |
NS |
| Admission SOFA score (mean ± SD) |
6.6 ± 2.8 |
5.9 ± 2.5 |
NS |
| Bilirubin (mg/l) |
1.6 ± 2.6 |
3.8 ± 2.5 |
NS |
| Uric acid (mg/l) |
4.5 ± 2.6 |
3.7 ± 3.6 |
NS |
| Total proteins |
5.0 ± 0.7 |
5.1 ± 0.740 |
NS |
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APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; NS, not significant; RDA, recommended dietary allowance; SD, standard deviation; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment. | |||
Abilés et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R146 doi:10.1186/cc5068 |
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