Table 3: Association between vitamin D level and clinical severity outcomes.

Level of Vitamin D

VDI (< 30 ng/mL)

VDS (≥ 30 ng/mL)

(N = 59)

(N = 31)

Severity index

n

(%)

n

(%)

FDR adjusteda

Use of intravenous fluid

No

7

(12)

7

(23)

0.340

Yes

52

(88)

24

(77)

 

Oxygen given

 

No

15

(25)

7

(23)

0.830

Yes

44

(75)

24

(77)

 

Volume of oxygen use

among receivers (N = 68)

 

0-1 L

6

(14)

12

(50)

0.020

1-6 L

17

(39)

8

(33)

 

≥ 6 L/HF/ventilation

21

(47)

4

(17)

 

Admission to PICU

 

No

41

(70)

27

(87)

0.165

Yes

18

(30)

4

(13)

 

Use of artificial ventilation

 

No

48

(81)

30

(97)

0.135

Yes

11

(19)

1

(3)

 

Having fever

 

No

11

(19)

7

(23)

0.830

Yes

48

(81)

24

(77)

 

Diagnosis of chest x-ray

 

Normal

8

(17)

2

(10)

0.830

Abnormal

39

(83)

17

(90)

Not doneb

12

12

Use of antibiotics

No

28

(48)

22

(71)

0.107

Yes

31

(52)

9

(29)

 

Note: aBased on chi-square for categorical variables (exact test if appropriate) or Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous variables. False discovery rate was presented for multiple comparison adjusted p-values; bNot Done group is not included in statistical testing.