From: Vitamin D status and overall and sepsis mortality in critically ill patients
 | Low | Intermediate | High |  |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tertile | ( n = 216) | ( n = 219) | ( n = 220) | P value |
25(OH)D (ng/ml) | 10.4 (± 3.6) | 17.6 (± 5.1) | 30.7 (± 11.4) | <0.001 |
SAPS 2 | 32 (± 15) | 28 (± 16) | 28 (± 16) | 0.007 |
Hospital mortality | 58 (26.9%) | 48 (21.2%) | 29 (13.2%) | 0.002 |
Lethal sepsis | 11 (5.1%) | 9 (4.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.005 |