Table 5 Subgroup analysis of the associations between ionized calcium and 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis.

From: The association between ionized calcium level and 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis: a cohort study

 

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