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. 2016 May;4(10):190. doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.03.42

Table 4. Association between both hematological parameters and potassium and one year mortality.

Variables Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis
HR (95% CI) P HR (95% CI) P
SAPS I (per 5) 1.74 (1.64–1.85) <0.001 1.52 (1.41–1.63) <0.001
MCHC (per 10 g/L) 0.72 (0.69–0.75) <0.001 0.84 (0.80–0.89) <0.001
RDW (per 1%) 1.21 (1.18–1.25) <0.001 1.06 (1.02–1.11) 0.005
Basophil (per 1%) 0.54 (0.41–0.70) <0.001
WBC (per 5×109/L) 1.18 (1.13–1.23) <0.001 1.06 (1.00–1.13) 0.040
Lymphocyte (per 5%) 0.87 (0.83–0.91) <0.001 0.83 (0.78–0.89) <0.001
Eosinophil (per 1%) 0.92 (0.88–0.97) 0.002
Potassium (per mmol/L) 1.37 (1.28–1.47) <0.001 1.15 (1.06–1.25) 0.001
MCV (per 5 fL) 1.03 (1.02–1.04) <0.001
Hemoglobin (per 5 g/L) 0.47 (0.40–0.54) <0.001
RBC (per 1012/L) 0.67 (0.62–0.74) <0.001
Neutrophil (per 5%) 1.03 (1.00–1.07) 0.041 0.91 (0.87–0.96) 0.001
Monocyte (per 1%) 0.99 (0.97–1.03) 0.938
Hematocrit (per 5%) 0.82 (0.78–0.87) <0.001
Age (per 5 years) 1.04 (1.03–1.05) <0.001

HR, hazard ration; CI, confidence interval; —, no data available; SAPS I, simplified acute physiology score I; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDW, red blood cell distribution width; WBC, white blood cell; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; RBC, red blood cell.