Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in critically ill patients and its influence on outcome: experience from a tertiary care centre in North India (an observational study)

Table 1 Patients demography ( n = 158)

Variable	Mean (±SD)
Age	48.50 ± 16.49
Sex
Male	97
Female	61
Medical/surgical	137/21
Admission diagnosis
Cardiac disease	5
Respiratory disease	45
Abdominal disease	50
Neurological disease	12
Tropical illness	35
Others (poisoning, snakebite, etc.)	11
Admission source
Community	10
Hospital ward	53
Other ICUs/HDUs (including post-operative ICU)	95
Admission SOFA score	9.56 ± 4.32
Admission APACHE II score	15.35 ± 6.14
Vitamin D levels (nmol/l)	41.53 ± 34.29
Length of ICU stay (days)	16.84 ± 18.44
Days of mechanical ventilation	13.35 ± 17.01

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