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. 2023 Jun 13;27:232. doi: 10.1186/s13054-023-04522-6

Table 3.

The target AUC compliance of polymyxin B

HD group
n, %
LD group
n, %
RR (95% CI) RD (95% CI) p value
ssAUC0–24 between 50–100 mg · h/L at the second dose, % 54.1 (80/148) 26.8 (42/157) 2.021 (1.499, 2.723) 27.30 (16.37, 37.35)  < 0.001
ssAUC0–24 > 100 mg · h/L at the second dose, % 8.8 (13/148) 5.1 (8/157) 1.724 (0.736, 4.040) 3.69 (− 2.17, 9.88) 0.204
ssAUC0–24 between 50 and100 mg · h/L at the seventh dose, % 63.8 (81/127) 38.9 (51/131) 1.638 (1.274, 2.106) 24.85 (12.68, 35.99)  < 0.001
ssAUC0–24 > 100 mg · h/L at the seven dose, % 11.8 (15/127) 3.1 (4/131) 3.868 (1.319, 11.340) 8.76 (2.35, 15.77) 0.007
ssAUC0–24 between 50–100 mg · h/L at final, % 64.6 (82/127) 47.3 (62/131) 1.364 (1.093, 1.703) 17.24 (5.12, 28.65) 0.005
ssAUC0–24 > 100 mg · h/L at final, % 9.5 (12/127) 3.1 (4/131) 3.095 (1.025, 9.343) 6.40 (0.37, 13.00) 0.033

n: sample size. HD: high dose. LD: low dose. RR: risk ratio. RD: risk difference