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Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of patients stratified by HbA1c

From: Hemoglobin A1C as a prognostic factor and the pre-diabetic paradox in patients admitted to a tertiary care medical center intensive cardiac care unit

 

Groups

p-value

HbA1c < 5.7 g% (No-DM)

5.7 g% ≤ HbA1c < 6.4 g% (Pre-DM)

HbA1c ≥ 6.5 g% (DM)

n = 1412

550 (39%)

458 (32.4%)

404 (28.6%)

 

Age (years)

 < 0.001

 < 40

32 (9.7%)

3 (1.2%)

4 (1.9%)

 

 40–49

36 (10.9%)

6 (2.4%)

9 (4.2%)

 

 50–59

54 (16.3%)

43 (17.1%)

37 (17.5%)

 

 60–69

60 (18.1%)

63 (25.0%)

63 (29.7%)

 

 70–79

74 (22.4%)

66 (26.2%)

63 (29.7%)

 

 80–89

60 (18.1%)

60 (23.8%)

30 (14.2%)

 

 > 90

15 (4.5%)

11 (4.4%)

6 (2.8%)

 

Gender (male)

368 (66.9%)

307 (67.0%)

299 (74.0%)

0.035

Obesity (BMI > 30)

27.0 [23.5, 30.0]

28.26 [24.4, 31.2]

28.9 [25.5, 31.6]

 < 0.001

Hypertension

262 (47.6%)

297 (64.8%)

315 (78.0%)

 < 0.001

Hyperlipidemia

216 (39.3%)

253 (55.2%)

282 (69.8%)

 < 0.001

A diabetes mellitus history

61 (11.1%)

158 (34.5%)

323 (80.0%)

 < 0.001

Tobacco use

162 (29.5%)

115 (25.1%)

123 (30.4%)

0.168

Ischemic heart disease

125 (22.7%)

133 (29.0%)

172 (42.6%)

 < 0.001

Family history of coronary artery disease

44 (8.0%)

27 (5.9%)

21 (5.2%)

0.180

Cerebrovascular disease

37 (6.7%)

23 (5.0%)

42 (10.4%)

0.080

Peripheral artery disease

18 (3.3%)

19 (4.1%)

36 (8.9%)

 < 0.001

Chronic kidney disease

62 (11.3%)

68 (14.8%)

70 (17.3%)

0.026

Chronic heart failure/cardiomyopathy

65 (11.8%)

69 (15.1%)

79 (19.6%)

0.04

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/asthma

39 (7.1%)

42 (9.2%)

29 (7.2%)

0.407

Pulmonary hypertension

14 (2.5%)

27 (5.9%)

24 (5.9%)

0.013

Cognitive decline

18 (3.3%)

8 (1.7%)

13 (3.2%)

0.272

Malignancy

49 (8.9%)

45 (9.8%)

30 (7.4%)

0.458

Anemia

32 (5.8%)

15 (3.3%)

27 (6.7%)

0.060

Atrial fibrillation

53 (9.6%)

66 (14.4%)

55 (13.6%)

0.05

  1. Data are reported as n (%), or median (25th–75th quartile)
  2. DM, diabetes mellitus; BMI, body mass index