Table 2

Patient characteristics by prehospital vitamin D status

Prehospital 25(OH)D, ng/mL
<10.010–19.920–29.9≥30Total
N1644774738711985p Value
Age-mean (SD)57.3 (16.9)61.3 (16.6)62.4 (15.9)65.9 (15.4)63.2 (16.2)0.001*
Sex number (%)0.01
 Female83 (51)243 (51)246 (52)511 (59)1083 (55)
 Male81 (49)234 (49)227 (48)360 (41)902 (45)
Race number (%)<0.0001
 White125 (76)366 (77)371 (78)740 (85)1602 (81)
 Non-white39 (24)111 (23)102 (22)39 (15)383 (19)
 African–American17 (10)43 (9)34 (7)34 (4)128 (6)
Patient type number (%)0.27
 Medical115 (70)343 (72)331 (70)583 (67)1372 (69)
 Surgical49 (30)134 (28)142 (30)288 (33)613 (31)
Deyo-Charlson index number (%)0.087
 0–388 (54)285 (60)294 (62)560 (64)1227 (62)
 4–659 (36)135 (28)137 (29)222 (25)553 (28)
 >617 (10)57 (12)42 (9)89 (10)205 (10)
Diabetes mellitus number (%)49 (30)193 (40)159 (34)274 (31)675 (34)0.005
Body mass index-mean (SD)†27.9 (8.2)28.1 (9.9)28.0 (6.5)25.9 (5.9)27.3 (7.7)0.064*
Season of 25(OH)D draw number (%)0.18
 Spring43 (26)132 (28)141 (30)242 (28)558 (28)
 Summer35 (21)114 (24)120 (25)229 (26)498 (25)
 Winter38 (23)119 (25)103 (22)162 (19)422 (21)
 Fall48 (29)112 (23)109 (23)238 (27)507 (26)
Calcium ≥10.5 mg/dL number (%)26 (16)66 (14)60 (13)74 (9)226 (11)0.003
Haematocrit <30% number (%)31 (19)98 (21)88 (19)121 (14)338 (17)0.009
>90 days between 25(OH)D and Admission number (%)56 (34)192 (40)264 (56)516 (59)1028 (52)<0.001
Area deprivation index-mean (SD)87.1 (28.1)84.6 (27.1)84.1 (28.3)77.9 (33.2)81.8 (30.4)<0.001*
Sepsis number (%)28 (17)73 (15)53 (11)77 (9)231 (12)0.001
Sputum culture positivity number (%)30 (21)92 (22)71 (17)119 (15)312 (17)0.01
Acute respiratory failure number (%)41 (25)102 (21)89 (19)119 (14)351 (18)<0.001
90-day mortality number (%)34 (21)111 (23)76 (16)90 (10)311 (16)<0.001
  • p Values determined by χ2 unless designated by (*) then p value determined by ANOVA.

  • Columns may not add up to 100% due to rounding. Greater Area Deprivation Index means a greater disadvantage.

  • †435 cohort patients had body mass index determined.