Admission blood glucose and 10-year mortality among patients with or without pre-existing diabetes mellitus hospitalized with heart failure

Table 2 Admission blood glucose levels and mortality among patients with no pre-existing DM by multivariate analysis

			HR (95% CI)^†	p^†
ABG level category*	Not adjusted to %LVEF	110–140 mg/dL	1.09 (0.97–1.22)	0.140
		140–200 mg/dL	1.16 (1.01–1.33)	0.031
		>200 mg/dL	1.53 (1.26–1.85)	<0.001
	Adjusted to %LVEF^‡	110–140 mg/dL	1.03 (0.89–1.19)	0.682
		140–200 mg/dL	1.26 (1.06–1.48)	<0.001
		>200 mg/dL	1.50 (1.18–1.90)	<0.001
Per 18 mg/dL glucose (1 mmol/L)*	Not adjusted to %LVEF		1.05 (1.03–1.08)	<0.001
	Adjusted to %LVEF^‡		1.05 (1.03–1.08)	<0.001
	Patients with ABG level <200 mg/dL only		1.04 (1.01–1.08)	0.014

To convert glucose to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.055
ABG admission blood glucose, CI confidence interval, DM diabetes mellitus, HR hazard ratio, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction
* Adjusted for age, sex, COPD, NYHA 3,4, acute on chronic and chronic HF categories, statins, beta-blockers, furosemide, active malignancy, hemoglobin, urea, creatinine, SBP
^†HR and p-value compared to ABG < 110 mg/dL
^‡Of 3993 patients, 2775 had LVEF data

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