Table 3.
Outcome parameters in patients with severe vitamin D deficiency (Vitamin D <12 ng/mL) | ||||
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Outcome parameters | Vitamin D (n = 32) | Placebo (n = 21) | p value | HR (95% CI) |
Length of ICU stay [median (range)] | 8 (3–27) | 12 (2–72) | 0.181 | |
90 days mortality [number (%)] | 11 (34.38) | 14 (66.66) | 0.0873 | 0.449 (0.198–1.017) |
Length of hospital stay [median (range)] | 12 (3–45) | 12 (3–72) | 0.361 | |
Duration of vasopressors [median (range)] | 4 (0–20) | 5 (0–23) | 0.281 | |
Duration of Mechanical ventilation [median (range)] | 6 (0–24) | 11 (0–68) | 0.0581 | |
Tracheostomy [number (%)] | 9 (28.13) | 12 (57.14) | 0.0472 | |
Supplemental calcium [number (%)] | 14 (43.75) | 10 (47.62) | 1.02 | |
Outcome parameters in patients without severe vitamin D deficiency (vitamin D ≥12 ng/mL) | ||||
Outcome parameters | Vitamin D (n = 31) | Placebo (n = 42) | p value | HR (95% CI) |
Length of ICU stay [median (range)] | 7 (3–32) | 9 (3–50) | 0.761 | |
90 days mortality [number (%)] | 12 (38.71) | 16 (38.10) | 0.953 | 0.951 (0.446–2.027) |
Length of hospital stay [median (range)] | 10 (5–56) | 12 (4–67) | 0.611 | |
Duration of vasopressors [median (range)] | 4 (0–19) | 3 (0–20) | 0.821 | |
Duration of mechanical ventilation [median (range)] | 5 (0–25) | 6 (0–44) | 0.751 | |
Tracheostomy [number (%)] | 13 (41.94) | 13 (30.95) | 0.462 | |
Supplemental calcium [number (%)] | 6 (19.36) | 15 (35.71) | 0.1912 |
1Mann–Whitney test;
2Fisher's exact test;
3Log-rank test