Table 1

- Comparison of vital and laboratory values of 3 groups.

Variables	Pneumonia (n=80)	Sepsis (n=51)	Septic shock (n=45)	P-value
Variables	Mean±SD
Age, year	69.29±14.30^b,c	75.47±10.85^a	76.20±8.76^a	0.001
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	124.64±20.93^b,c	102.37±21.04^a,c	96±13.42^a,b	0.000
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	71.05±12.50^b,c	62.15±12.36^a	58±8.37^a	0.000
Pulse/min	99.25±19.60^b,c	106.21±26.00^a	91.80±23.89^a	0.014
Relative risk/min	21.19±3.92^b,c	23.95±2.70^a	25.60±3.65^a	0.000
Temperature °C	37.05±0.79^b,c	37.51±1.07^a	37.98±1.73^a	0.000
White blood cells, 10³/µL	13.5±5.9	15.3±8.5	15.6±11.6	0.58
Hemoglobin, g/dL	12.65±2.47	12.68±1.88	11.64±2.60	0.12
Platelet, 10³/µL	276000±139339^c	225178±123663	213955±132081^a	0.014
Glucose, mg/dL	164.25±87.44	186.56±87.17	159.31±56.99	0.13
Urea, mg/dL	62.89±35.94^b,c	108.74±67.75^a	134.98±83.05^a	0.000
Creatinine, mg/dL	1.24±0.52^b,c	1.87±1.07^a	2.24±1.25^a	0.000
Sodium, mmol/L	135.76±4.61^b,c	141.39±11.04^a	139.56±8.58^a	0.004
Lactate, mmol/L	2.45±1.62^b,c	4.40±3.23^a	4.03±2.56^a	0.000
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, mm/h	46.05±28.86^b,c	35.74±25.16^a	36.25±31.58^a	0.04
C-reactive protein, mg/dL	156.54±168.73^b,c	207.78±127.48^a	231.85±131.81 ^a	0.001
Procalcitonin, ng/mL	5.87±13.72^b,c	20.80±28.91^a	26.97±34.69^a	0.000
Presepsin, ng/mL	5.44±5.34^b,c	7.37±4.74^a	12.00±23.70^a	0.000
qSOFA	1;1^b,c	2;1^a,c	3;1^a,b	0.000
Pneumonia severity index	134.02±32.38^b,c	149.45±26.47^a,c	162.36±32.59^a,b	0.000