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. 2021 May 17;2(7):1087–1094. doi: 10.34067/KID.0002592021

Table 3.

Logistic regression analysis of characteristics and outcomes associated with hypermagnesemia (n=1371)

Variable Univariate Multivariable
Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval P value Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval P value
Demographics
 Age (per 10 years) 1.05 0.98 to 1.13 0.17 1.17 1.06 to 1.29 <0.01
 Sex (reference: female) 1.90 1.47 to 2.45 <0.001 2.11 1.56 to 2.87 <0.001
 Race (reference: White)a 1.32 0.99 to 1.76 0.06 1.32 0.95 to 1.85 0.10
PMHx
 HTN 0.74 0.58 to 0.94 0.01 0.71 0.51 to 0.98 <0.05
 DM 0.77 0.61 to 0.98 0.03 0.73 0.53 to 0.99 <0.05
 ESKD 1.07 0.61 to 1.90 0.81 1.64 0.87 to 3.10 0.13
Illness severity
 Pressors 1.47 1.15 to 1.89 <0.01
 Mechanical ventilation 1.46 1.12 to 1.91 0.01
 AKI requiring RRT 4.26 2.93 to 6.18 <0.001 3.08 1.97 to 4.81 <0.001
Labs
 Any hypercalcemia, mg/dlb 1.19 0.85 to 1.66 0.31 0.88 0.59 to 1.31 0.52
 Any hyperkalemia, mmol/Lc 2.19 1.72 to 2.80 <0.001 1.59 1.17 to 2.16 <0.05
 Creatine phosphokinase (per 1000 U/L) 1.05 1.02 to 1.08 <0.01 1.03 1.00 to 1.06 <0.05
 Lactate dehydrogenase (per 100 U/L) 1.06 1.03 to 1.08 <0.001 1.03 1.00 to 1.06 0.08
 Alkaline phosphatase (per 10 U/L) 1.00 1.00 to 1.01 0.25 1.00 0.99 to 1.01 0.43
 C-reactive protein (per 10 mg/L) 1.03 1.02 to 1.05 <0.001 1.01 0.99 to 1.02 0.39

PMHx, Past medical history; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes.

a

Reference group White non-Hispanic/Latino and White Hispanic/Latino.

b

Hypercalcemia defined as corrected calcium >ULN (10.3 mg/dl).

c

Hyperkalemia defined as potassium >ULN (5.1 mmol/L).