From: Assessment and clinical course of hypocalcemia in critical illness
Subgroup | Day 4 iCa (mmol/L) | n(%) | P valuea | Mortality | P valueb |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All patients | <1.1 | 210 (30) | Â | 46 (21.9) | Â |
 | >1.1 | 489 (70) | - | 102 (20.9) | 0.76 |
Admission iCa <0.9 mmol/L | <1.1 | 24 (53.3) | Â | 9 (37.5) | Â |
 | >1.1 | 21 (46.7) |  | 4 (19) | 0.15* |
Admisson iCa 0.9-1.09 mmol/L | <1.1 | 121 (35.2) | Â | 25 (20.7) | Â |
 | >1.1 | 223 (64.8) |  | 50 (22.4) | 0.71* |
Admission iCa 1.1-1.3 mmol/L | <1.1 | 64 (21.9) | Â | 12 (18.8) | Â |
 | >1.1 | 228 (78.1) | 0.001 | 45 (19.7) | 0.86* |
Hypocalcemia & sepsis | <1.1 | 98 (38.1) | Â | 24 (24.5) | Â |
 | >1.1 | 159 (61.9) |  | 34 (21.4) | 0.56** |
Hypocalcemia & no sepsis | <1.1 | 47 (35.6) | Â | 10 (21.3) | Â |
 | >1.1 | 85 (64.4) | 0.63 | 20 (23.5) | 0.77** |
Admission iCa <1.1 mmol/L: Survivors | <1.1 | 111 (36.9) | Â | 0 | Â |
 | >1.1 | 190 (63.1) |  | 0 |  |
Admission iCa <1.1 mmol/L: Non-survivors | <1.1 | 34 (38.6) | Â | 100 | Â |
 | >1.1 | 54 (61.4) | 0.76 | 100 | - |
Adm iCa <1.1 & AdjCa <2.2 mmol/L (given supplementation) | <1.1 | 121 (39.7) | Â | 29 (24.0) | Â |
 | >1.1 | 184 (60.3) |  | 42 (22.8) | 0.82** |
Adm iCa <1.1 & AdjCa >2.2 mmol/L (not given supplementation) | <1.1 | 24 (28.9) | Â | 5 (20.8) | Â |
 | >1.1 | 59 (71.1) | 0.073 | 12 (20.3) | 0.96** |