Is Vitamin D Insufficiency Associated with Mortality of Critically Ill Patients?

Table 5

According to multivariate analysis, independent risk factors for ICU mortality*.

Variable	OR (95% CI)	𝑃 value
APACHE II score on admission	1.09 [1.02–1.17]	0.012
During ICU stay
Mechanical ventilation	3.77 [1.13–12.55]	0.031
Renal dysfunction	5.22 [1.3–20.89]	0.02
Sepsis/septic shock	4.93 [1.69–14.34]	0.003
Steroid requirement	4.7 [1.6–13.62]	0.004
Blood/ blood product requirement	3.75 [1.4–9.95]	0.008

∗Vit D insufficiency eliminated in second step of logistic regression analysis [𝑃 = 0.328; OR (95% CI): 1.8 (0.554–5.863].