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. 2020 Jun 2;12(6):e8413. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8413

Table 3. Association of 25(OH)D status with mortality, sepsis, and culture positivity.

Mortality 25(OH)D status   P-value
Outcome Sufficient, n (%) Insufficient, n (%) Deficient, n (%) Total P = 0.03
Survived 193 (86.9) 122 (83) 120 (78.4) 435 (83.3)
Death 29 (13.1) 25 (17.0) 33 (21.6) 87 (16.7)
Total (%) 222 (42.5) 147 (28.2) 153 (29.3) 522100)
Sepsis
No 163 (73.4) 89 (60.5) 75 (49.0) 327 (62.6) P ≤ 0.01
Yes 59 (26.5) 58 (39.4) 78 (51.0) 195 (37.4)
Total (%) 222 (42.5) 147 (28.2) 153 (29.3) 522 (100)
Culture positivity
Negative 156 (87.2) 99 (86.8) 109 (82.6) 364 (85.6) P = 0.47
Positive 23 (12.8) 15 (13.2) 23(17.4) 61 (14.4)
Total 179 114 132 425