Table 5 Model 4 of the estimated effect of ever being treated with glucocorticoids (GCS) on daily fluid balance (ml) in patients with sepsis in the intensive care unit.

From: Examination of the association of steroids with fluid accumulation in critically ill patients, considering the possibility of biases

Variable

Coefficient estimate (ml) (95% CI)

p-value

Male versus Female

− 250.5 (− 420.2 to − 80.8)

0.004

GCS treatment ever

157.7 (− 24.6 to 340.1)

0.09

Age (for every added year)

12.2 (8 to 16.5)

 < 0.001

SOFA admission score (for every added point)

35.5 (5.4 to 65.6)

0.02

Creatinine (for every rise in 1 mg/dL)

100.1 (− 26.4 to 226.7)

0.121

  1. This model included only days without GCS treatment.
  2. SOFA sequential organ failure assessment.
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