Table 4.

Association of high dose steroids (≥40 mg MED) with primary and secondary outcomes using IPRWA modeling

Outcome	Odds ratio	95%CI	p value
In‐hospital mortality	2.14	1.45–3.13	0.001
Hospital associated infections	1.00	0.59–1.68	0.99
Candidemia	0.51	0.13–1.99	0.34
AKI requiring hemodialysis	0.34	0.18–0.63	0.001
Invasive mechanical ventilation	0.77	0.40–1.46	0.42
Length of mechanical ventilation	0.18	−0.07 to 0.42	0.16
Readmission	1.14	0.74–1.76	0.55

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; IPRWA, inverse probability weighted regression adjustment; MED, methylprednisolone equivalent dosing.