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Table 1 Demographic data, comorbidities, and SOFA score of the studied groups

From: Comparative study between high and low dose methylene blue infusion in septic cancer patients: a randomized, blinded, controlled study

 

Group A

(n = 30)

Group B

(n = 30)

Group C

(n = 30)

p-value

Age (years)

47.8 ± 10.7

46.7 ± 10.3

52.2 ± 11.4

0.125

Sex

Male

20 (66.7%)

18 (60.0%)

22 (73.3%)

0.549

Female

10 (33.3%)

12 (40.0%)

8 (26.7%)

Hypertension

11 (36.7%)

10 (33.3%)

8 (26.7%)

0.700

Diabetes mellitus

12 (40.0%)

9 (30.0%)

11 (36.7%)

0.712

Cancer type

Breast

18 (60.0%)

14 (66.7%)

15 (50.0%)

0.768

 

Pancreas

3 (10.0%)

6 (20.0%)

6 (20.0%)

 

Colorectal

9 (30.0%)

10 (33.3%)

9 (30.0%)

Infection source

Pneumonia

16 (53.3%)

14 (46.7%)

15 (50.0%)

0.962

Intraabdominal

10 (33.3%)

11 (36.7%)

10 (33.3%)

Urinary tract

3 (10.0%)

3 (10.0%)

2 (6.7%)

Others

1 (3.3%)

2 (6.7%)

3 (10.0%)

SOFA score

10 (9–12)

10 (9–12)

10 (8–11)

0.185

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD or frequency (%)
  2. SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment