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Table 3 Long term 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

Variables

Glucose group

Event

Event rate

1000 PY

(95% CI)

Age, sex, date and hospital adjusted

HR (CI 95%)

Multivariablea

adjusted

HR (CI 95%)

Multivariablea + WBC adjustments

HR (CI 95%)

All-cause mortality

Hypoglycemia

214

28.8(25.0–32.9)

3.15(2.76–3.61)

2.64(2.31–3.02)

2.58(2.26–2.96)

 

NGT

31,635

15.3 (15–2–15.5)

1

1

1

 

Dysglycemia

9858

31.6(31.0–32.3)

1.24(1.21–1.27)

1.20(1.17–1.23)

1.16(1.13–1.19)

 

Hyperglycemia

2825

53.6(51.6–55.6)

2.04(1.96–2.12)

1.84(1.77–1.91)

1.69(1.63–1.76)

CV mortality

Hypoglycemia

43

5.8(4.2–7.8)

3.33(2.47–4.50)

2.59(1.91–3.49)

2.57 (1.90–3.47)

 

NGT

6497

3.2(3.1–3.2)

1

1

1

 

Dysglycemia

2335

7.5(7.2–7.8)

1.26(1.20–1.32)

1.26(1.20–1.32)

1.24(1.18–1.30)

 

Hyperglycemia

927

17.6(16.5–18.8)

2.83(2.64–3.04)

2.56(2.38–2.74)

2.47(2.30–2.65)

Myocardial Infarction

Hypoglycemia

20

2.7(1.7–4.2)

1.03(0.66–1.59)

0.93(0.60–1.45)

0.89(0.57–1.37)

 

NGT

8535

4.2(4.1–4.3)

1

1

1

 

Dysglycemia

3030

10.0(9.7–10.4)

1.39(1.34–1.46)

1.39(1.33–1.45)

1.36(1.31–1.42)

 

Hyperglycemia

940

18.7(17.5–20.0)

2.33(2.18–2.50)

2.28(2.13–2.44)

2.18(2.04–2.34)

Stroke

Hypoglycemia

34

4.6(3.2–6.5)

1.24(0.89–1.74)

1.19(0.85–1.67)

1.14(0.81–1.60)

 

NGT

12,109

6.0(5.9–6.1)

1

1

1

 

Dysglycemia

3748

12.5(12.1–12.9)

1.22(1.17–1.27)

1.22(1.18–1.27)

1.19(1.15–1.24)

 

Hyperglycemia

913

18.2(17.1–19.5)

1.64(1.53–1.76)

1.62(1.51–1.74)

1.54(1.44–1.65)

Heart failure

Hypoglycemia

21

2.8(1.8–4.3)

1.46(0.95–2.25)

1.08(0.71–1.67)

1.02(0.66–1.56)

 

NGT

6634

3.2(3.2–3.3)

1

1

1

 

Dysglycemia

1907

6.2(5.9–6.5)

1.11(1.06–1.18)

1.11(1.06–1.17)

1.08(1.03–1.14)

 

Hyperglycemia

522

10.2(9.3–11.1)

1.75(1.59–1.91)

1.60(1.46–1.75)

1.49(1.36–1.63)

  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