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Table 4 Relationship between glucose variability and mortality

From: Age moderates the relationships between obesity, glucose variability, and intensive care unit mortality: a retrospective cohort study

 

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

Adjusted model with interaction

OR (95% CIs)

p value

OR (95% CIs)

p value

OR (95% CIs)

p value

Age

1.02 [1.01, 1.03]

 < 0.001***

1.05 [1.02, 1.08]

 < 0.001***

Sex (female)

0.76 [0.55, 1.03]

0.079

0.75 [0.55, 1.03]

0.072

Cholesterol

0.95 [0.86, 1.06]

0.359

0.95 [0.86, 1.06]

0.357

APACHE II score

1.10 [1.08, 1.12]

 < 0.001***

1.10 [1.08, 1.12]

 < 0.001***

Diabetes mellitus

0.70 [0.50, 1.001]

0.051

0.71 [0.50, 1.01]

0.058

Mean glucose level

1.00 [0.92, 1.10]

0.944

1.00 [0.92, 1.10]

0.925

Use of corticosteroids

3.66 [2.68, 5.00]

 < 0.001***

3.67 [2.68, 5.01]

 < 0.001***

Glucose variability

1.15 [1.03, 1.29]

0.011*

1.23 [1.06, 1.42]

0.005**

2.60 [1.33, 5.07]

0.005**

Glucose variability × age interaction

0.99 [0.98, 0.999]

0.025*

  1. BMI body mass index; APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001