Table 4

Relationship between level of a metabolic marker and predicted probability of death

Metabolic marker level (x)
Number of patients
Number Number of deaths
Proportion of deaths
Predicted probability
Expected number of deaths

0.5 to <1.0
182
7
0.04
0.04
8.2
1.0 to <1.5
233
27
0.12
0.10
24.2
1.5 to <2.0
224
44
0.20
0.23
50.6
2.0 to <2.5
236
91
0.39
0.41
96.0
2.5 to <3.0
225
130
0.58
0.62
140.6
3.0 to <3.5
215
168
0.78
0.80
171.7
3.5 to <4.0
221
194
0.88
0.90
199.9
4.0 to <4.5
200
191
0.96
0.96
191.7
≥4.5
264
260
0.98
0.98
259.2

Bewick et al. Critical Care 2005 9:112   doi:10.1186/cc3045