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. 2021 Oct;25(10):1147–1154. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23993

Table 3.

Outcome parameters in subgroups with or without severe vitamin D deficiency

Outcome parameters in patients with severe vitamin D deficiency (Vitamin D <12 ng/mL)
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