Is hypertriglyceridemia a prognostic factor in sepsis?

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Table 1 The relationships between biochemical parameters and mortality in patients with sepsis

Parameter	N	Mean ± standard deviation	P-value
Age, years			0.019
Non-survivor	58	72.97±9.31
Survivor	26	68.19±13.88
Glucose, mg/dL			0.483
Non-survivor	58	147.78±99.78
Survivor	26	145.58±89.12
Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dL			0.709
Non-survivor	58	65.87±36.51
Survivor	26	48.58±37.69
Creatine, mg/dL			0.765
Non-survivor	58	3.40±2.35
Survivor	26	2.11±2.59
Aspartate, IU/L			0.054
Non-survivor	58	96.91±221.27
Survivor	25	47.80±49.05
Aspartate, IU/L			0.302
Non-survivor	58	67.69±169.81
Survivor	25	47.08±77.07
Alkaline phosphatase, IU/L			0.071
Non-survivor	52	115.88±73.58
Survivor	25	141.44±101.21
Sodium, mmol/L			0.288
Non-survivor	58	140.34±11.60
Survivor	25	138.00±7.46
Potassium, mmol/L			0.391
Non-survivor	57	4.46±0.86
Survivor	24	4.49±1.30
Triglycerides, mg/dL			0.083
Non-survivor	53	167.42±109.58
Survivor	26	122.96±65.01

Table 2 The relationship between triglyceride levels and mortality in patients with sepsis

Triglyceride level, mg/dL	Non-survivor, n (%)	Survivor, n (%)	P-value
Triglycerides >150	25 (81)	6 (19)	0.039
Triglycerides <150	28 (58)	20 (42)