Table 2.

Unadjusted mortality by cancer and lactate levels. Data presented as absolute mortality (mortality rate).

Lactate	Cancer n=1837	No cancer n=3603	Difference	95% CI of difference
1 day
<2	0(0%)	1(0.04%)	−0.04%	NA
2–4	4(0.95%)	4(0.52%)	0.48%	−0.62% to 1.49%
4+	6(7.59%)	10(6.80%)	0.79%	−6.33% to 7.91%
3 days
<2	10(0.75%)	13(0.49%)	0.26%	−0.27% to 0.79%
2–4	12(2.85%)	9(1.16%)	1.69%	−0.06% to 3.45%
4+	11(13.92%)	16(10.88%)	3.04%	−6.10% to 12.18%
7 days
<2	30(2.24%)	30(1.12%)	1.12%	0.24% to 2.01%
2–4	22(5.23%)	22(2.84%)	2.39%	−0.03% to 4.82%
4+	22(27.85%)	22(14.97%)	12.88%	1.44% to 24.33%
30 days
<2*	114(8.53%)*	80(2.99%)*	5.54%*	3.91% to 7.17%*
2–4	54(12.83%)	53(6.83%)	6.00%	2.34% to 9.65%
4+*	31(39.24%)*	32(21.77%)*	17.47%*	4.81% to 30.1%*

CI, confidence interval.

^*Statistically significant differences.