Table 3 Summary of crude clinical outcomes stratified by hypoglycemia and blood glucose variability
From: The impact of early hypoglycemia and blood glucose variability on outcome in critical illness
Clinical outcome | Total (n = 66,184) | Hypoglycemic episode only (n = 7209) | Blood glucose variability (n = 1913) | Neither (n = 57,969) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ICU length of stay (days) [median (IQR)] | 1.9 (1.0 to 4.4) | 2.0 (1.0 to 4.6) | 2.7 (1.3 to 5.5) | 1.9 (1.0 to 4.3) | 0.001 |
Hospital length of stay (days) [median (IQR)] | 10.7 (5.9 to 21.0) | 10.0 (4.4 to 21.5) | 11.4 (4.9 to 24.1) | 10.7 (6.0 to 20.9) | 0.001 |
ICU mortality (%) | 11.1 | 17.3 | 22.6 | 9.8 | <0.001 |
Hospital mortality (%) | 16.9 | 24.3 | 30.7 | 15.5 | <0.001 |