TABLE 3.
Association between four ferritin levels and mortality in MIMIC III (logistic regression).
| Model | Mortality | Ferritin (ng/mL) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <70 N = 208 | ≥70 and <500 N = 1007 | ≥500 and <1000 N = 332 | ≥1000 N = 192 | ||
| Non-adjusted OR (95% CI) p-value | 28 days | 0.86 (0.58–1.28) 0.451 | Ref. | 1.19 (0.88–1.62) 0.247 | 2.17(1.55–3.04) <0.001 |
| 90 days | 0.81 (0.57–1.15) 0.241 | Ref. | 1.21 (0.92–1.59) 0.167 | 1.81(1.31–2.50) <0.001 | |
| Model 1 OR (95% CI) p-value | 28 days | 1.19 (0.77–1.85) 0.433 | Ref. | 1.08 (0.75–1.55) 0.688 | 1.87(1.25–2.79) 0.002 |
| 90 days | 0.93 (0.64–1.36) 0.717 | Ref. | 1.11 (0.83–1.50) 0.471 | 1.82(1.28–2.57) 0.001 | |
| Model 2 OR (95% CI) p-value | 28 days | 1.19 (0.76–1.85) 0.447 | Ref. | 1.06 (0.74–1.53) 0.752 | 1.91(1.28–2.86) 0.002 |
| 90 days | 0.93 (0.64–1.36) 0.725 | Ref. | 1.09 (0.81–1.46) 0.573 | 1.84(1.29–2.62) 0.001 | |
| Model 3 OR (95% CI) p-value | 28 days | 1.24 (0.79–1.96) 0.355 | Ref. | 0.97 (0.66–1.42) 0.861 | 1.76(1.14–2.72) 0.011 |
| 90 days | 1.01 (0.69–1.49) 0.946 | Ref. | 0.97 (0.71–1.32) 0.837 | 1.64(1.13–2.39) 0.009 | |