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Table 2 Early (30-day) event, event rates and relative risks for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke and heart failure in 618,694 patients attending the emergency department

From: Admission glucose as a prognostic marker for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease

Variable

Glucose group

Event

Event rate

1000 PY

(CI 95%)

Age, sex, date and hospital adjusted

HR (CI 95%)

Multivariablea

adjusted

HR (CI 95%)

Multivariablea

+ WBC

adjustments

HR (CI 95%)

All-cause mortality

Hypoglycemia

80

540.5 (428.6-672.7)

14.32 (11.45–17.90)

10.51 (8.40-13.16)

10.87 (8.69–13.61)

 

NGT

2452

57.1 (54.8–59.4)

1

1

1

 

Dysglycemia

1360

216.8 (205.4–228.6)

2.32 (2.16–2.48)

2.10 (1.96–2.25)

2.14 (1.99–2.29)

 

Hyperglycemia

888

829.9 (776.2-886.3)

8.50 (7.85–9.20)

6.95 (6.41–7.53)

7.04 (6.50–7.63)

CV mortality

Hypoglycemia

8

54.1 (23.3–106.5)

7.10 (3.53–14.28)

4.85 (2.40–9.80)

5.29 (2.62–10.67)

 

NGT

511

11.9 (10.9–13.0)

1

1

1

 

Dysglycemia

422

67.3 (61.0–74.0)

3.24 (2.83–3.70)

3.08 (2.69–3.51)

3.13 (2.74–3.58)

 

Hyperglycemia

445

415.9 (378.1–456.4)

18.91 (16.56–21.60)

15.84 (13.85–18.12)

16.43 (14.36–18.80)

Myocardial Infarction

Hypoglycemia

7

47.3 (19.0–97.5)

0.77 (0.37–1.61)

0.79 (0.38–1.66)

0.77 (0.37–1.62)

 

NGT

3824

89.6 (86.8–92.5)

1

1

1

 

Dysglycemia

1606

261.0 (248.4–274.1)

1.72 (1.62–1.83)

1.72 (1.62–1.83)

1.70 (1.60–1.81)

 

Hyperglycemia

624

603.5 (557.1–652.7)

3.45 (3.16–3.76)

3.42 (3.14–3.73)

3.39 (3.10–3.70)

Stroke

Hypoglycemia

15

102.0 (57.1–168.3)

1.05 (0.64–1.75)

1.09 (0.66–1.81)

1.07 (0.64–1.77)

 

NGT

5921

139.2 (135.7–142.8)

1

1

1

 

Dysglycemia

2120

346.0 (331.4–361.1)

1.45 (1.38–1.53)

1.46 (1.38–1.53)

1.44 (1.37–1.51)

 

Hyperglycemia

582

562.3 (517.6–609.9)

2.13 (1.95–2.32)

2.12 (1.94–2.31)

2.07 (1.90–2.26)

Heart failure

Hypoglycemia

4

27.0 (7.4–69.2)

0.83 (0.31–2.21)

0.54 (0.20–1.45)

0.53 (0.20–1.42)

 

NGT

1982

46.3 (44.3–48.4)

1

1

1

 

Dysglycemia

599

96.1 (88.6–104.1)

1.21 (1.10–1.33)

1.22 (1.11–1.34)

1.21 (1.10–1.33)

 

Hyperglycemia

206

195.1 (169.3–223.6)

2.24 (1.94–2.60)

1.98 (1.71–2.30)

1.94 (1.68–2.25)

  1. CI, confidence interval; CV, cardiovascular; HR, Hazard Ratio; n, number of patients; NGT, normal glucose tolerance; PY, patient-years; WBC, white blood cell 
  2. aAdjustments for: age, sex, date, hospital, and all covariates listed in Table 1, and finally adjusted for WBC