Table 5 Subgroup analysis of the associations between ionized calcium and 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis.
N | ionized calcium (mg/dL) | P for interaction | |||
< 4.4 (OR, 95%CI, P-value) | > = 4.4, < 5.2 (OR, 95%CI, P-value) | > = 5.2 (OR, 95%CI, P-value) | |||
Cirrhosis | 0.5427 | ||||
No | 3823 | 1.88 (1.54, 2.29) < 0.0001 | 1 | 1.58 (1.01, 2.49) 0.0466 | |
Yes | 208 | 2.55 (1.28, 5.07) 0.0076 | 1 | 3.11 (0.81, 11.86) 0.0971 | |
Septic shock | 0.0855 | ||||
No | 3423 | 2.10 (1.69, 2.59) < 0.0001 | 1 | 1.56 (0.95, 2.56) 0.0756 | |
Yes | 608 | 1.29 (0.84, 1.99) 0.2388 | 1 | 2.05 (0.86, 4.89) 0.1067 |