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Table 5 Comparison of laboratory data according to glucose control status in diabetic patients admitted to the CICU

From: Improved outcome of patients with diabetes mellitus with good glycemic control in the cardiac intensive care unit: a retrospective study

 

Over 50% of glucose between 71 and 200 mg/dL

No

n = 177

Mean ± SD

Yes

n = 166

Mean ± SD

p Value

First glucose (mg/dL)

263 ± 129

160 ± 67

< 0.001

Average glucose (mg/dL)

221 ± 68

138 ± 33

< 0.001

Hypoglycemia (%)

4.5

0.6

0.023

Glucose over 400 mg/dL (%)

4.0

0

0.010

aHbA1c (%)

8.1 ± 1.8

6.7 ± 1.1

< 0.001

Albumin (g/dL)

3.7 ± 0.5

3.9 ± 0.4

< 0.001

Creatinine (mg/dL)

1.25 ± 0.95

1.03 ± 0.52

0.013

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

167 ± 52

162 ± 45

0.380

Hemoglobin (g/L)

12.8 ± 1.9

13.1 ± 1.9

0.204

WBC (cells/cmm3)

10.5 ± 4.2

9.2 ± 3.0

0.001

  1. Values in italics signify statistically significant results
  2. a42.4% of the “No” group and 40.1% of the “Yes” group had documented HbA1c levels
  3. HbA1c glycosylated hemoglobin