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. 2014 Nov 11;9(11):e112702. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112702

Table 5. Association between corticosteroids and mortality in subjects without comorbidities.

Group # of deaths SubjectsReceiving ≥2vasoactivemedications # (%) OR 95% C.I. P value
All subjects (n = 321) 41 162 (50) 2.571 1.293–5.114 0.007
Low risk subjects (n = 202)1 1 85 (42) – – –
Intermediate risk subjects (n = 71) 14 40 (56) 1.707 0.524–5.558 0.375
High risk subjects (n = 48) 26 37 (77) 2.700 0.828–8.807 0.100
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The number of deaths is too small to estimate the odds ratio.