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.
Reference group White non-Hispanic/Latino and White Hispanic/Latino.
Hypercalcemia defined as corrected calcium >ULN (10.3 mg/dl).
Hyperkalemia defined as potassium >ULN (5.1 mmol/L).