From: The impact of early hypoglycemia and blood glucose variability on outcome in critical illness
Blood glucose | Incidence (%) | ICU mortality OR (95% CI) | Hospital mortality OR (95% CI) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Crude | Adjusted‡ | Crude> | Adjusted§ |
Early hypoglycemia | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Two episodes | 1409 (2.1) | 3.3 (2.9 to 3.7) | 2.4 (2.0 to 2.8) | 2.7 (2.4 to 3.0) | 2.2 (1.9 to 2.5) |
   One episode only | 7713 (11.7) | 1.9 (1.8 to 2.1) | 1.3 (1.2 to 1.4) | 1.7 (1.6 to 1.8) | 1.2 (1.1 to 1.3) |
   No hypoglycemia¶ | 57062 (86.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
BG variability | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   BG variability | 1913 (2.9) | 2.7 (2.4 to 3.0) | 1.5 (1.4 to 1.6)†| 2.4 (2.1 to 2.6) | 1.4 (1.3 to 1.5)□ |
   Hypoglycemia | 7209 (10.97) | 2.0 (1.8 to 2.1) | 1.2 (1.1 to 1.4)†| 1.7 (1.6 to 1.8) | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.4)□ |
   Neither¶ | 57062 (86.2) | 1.0 | 1.0†| 1.0 | 1.0□ |