Table 3 Serum glucose levels at the time of hospital admission for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and development of ventricular tachycardia (VT) in select patient subgroups
Population | VT/n | Odd ratio (95% Confidence interval) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted | Multivariable adjusted| | ||||
< 140 mg/dl | ≥ 140 mg/dl | < 140 mg/dl | ≥ 140 mg/dl | ||
Diabetes status | |||||
 Diabetic | 216/1494 | Reference | 1.66 (1.11–2.47) | Reference | 1.72 (1.15–2.57) |
 Nondiabetic | 436/2646 | Reference | 1.36 (1.10–1.67) | Reference | 1.41 (1.14–1.74) |
AMI type | |||||
 STEMI | 281/1277 | Reference | 1.17 (0.90–1.53) | Reference | 1.32 (1.00–1.73) |
 NSTEMI | 371/2863 | Reference | 1.33 (1.07–1.66) | Reference | 1.30 (1.04–1.63) |