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. 2016 Oct 4;24:117. doi: 10.1186/s13049-016-0311-7

Table 6.

Univariate and multivariate analyses evaluating the association of absolute value of Chloride (mmol/L) on 30-day mortality

Variables Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
OR (95 % CI) p value OR (95 % CI) p value
Age (per year) 1.014 (0.994–1.034) 0.17 .
ISS 1.080 (1.033–1.130) 0.001 .
RTS 0.621 (0.511–0.754) <0.001 0.720 (0.552–0.939) 0.02
Mechanical ventilation (yes) 21.838 (2.929–162.842) 0.003 .
Transfusion (yes) 6.750 (2.290–19.894) 0.001 3.296 (0.756–14.372) 0.11
Hypotension (SBP < 90, yes) 4.477 (1.971–10.168) <0.001 .
Hypothermia (BT < 35 °C, yes) 3.828 (1.626–9.012) 0.002 .
Cumulative fluid balance at 48 h (per 1L) 1.000 (1.000–1.000)a 0.01 .
Base deficit at 48 h (per 1mmol/L) 0.740 (0.631–0.868) <0.001 0.748 (0.619–0.905) 0.003
Chloride at 48 h (per 1mmol/L) 1.151 (1.084–1.222) <0.001 1.075 (1.006–1.150) 0.03
Use of vasopressor (yes) 29.186 (6.789–125.472) <0.001 9.758 (2.044–46.600) 0.004
Use of loop diuretics (yes) 3.243 (1.432–7.344) 0.005 .
AKI (yes) 7.130 (3.112–16.336) <0.001 . .

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ISS injury severity score, RTS revised trauma score, AKI acute kidney injury, SBP systolic blood pressure, BT body temperature, AKI acute kidney injury

a(1.000027–1.000216)

p value for the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit-test was 0.148