Table
3: Association between
vitamin D level and clinical severity outcomes.
Level of Vitamin D |
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VDI (< 30 ng/mL) |
VDS (≥ 30 ng/mL) |
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(N = 59) |
(N = 31) |
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Severity
index |
n |
(%) |
n |
(%) |
FDR adjusteda |
Use of intravenous fluid |
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No |
7 |
(12) |
7 |
(23) |
0.340 |
Yes |
52 |
(88) |
24 |
(77) |
|
Oxygen given |
|
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No |
15 |
(25) |
7 |
(23) |
0.830 |
Yes |
44 |
(75) |
24 |
(77) |
|
Volume
of oxygen use among receivers
(N = 68) |
|
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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 |
|
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No |
41 |
(70) |
27 |
(87) |
0.165 |
Yes |
18 |
(30) |
4 |
(13) |
|
Use of artificial ventilation |
|
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No |
48 |
(81) |
30 |
(97) |
0.135 |
Yes |
11 |
(19) |
1 |
(3) |
|
Having fever |
|
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No |
11 |
(19) |
7 |
(23) |
0.830 |
Yes |
48 |
(81) |
24 |
(77) |
|
Diagnosis of chest x-ray |
|
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Normal |
8 |
(17) |
2 |
(10) |
0.830 |
Abnormal |
39 |
(83) |
17 |
(90) |
|
Not doneb |
12 |
12 |
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Use of antibiotics |
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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.