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Table 5 Association of tight glucose control vs usual care with outcomes among critically ill adults, stratified by whether using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)

From: Tight glycemic control in critically ill pediatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Subgroup of trials

Number of trials

Event number/total number (%)

OR (95% CI)

I2 (%)

Tight control

Usual control

Mortality

 Using CGM

3

97/1553 (12.9)

86/1514 (9.2)

1.13 (0.83–1.53)

0

 Not using CGM

3

13/441 (3.5)

27/533 (4.2)

0.70 (0.18–2.69)

49

 Overall

6

110/1974 (5.6)

113/2047 (5.0)

0.95 (0.62–1.45)

40

Any hypoglycemia (< 60 mg/dl)

 Using CGM

3

259/1533 (30.4)

99/1514 (11.4)

3.00 (2.07–4.36)

54

 Not using CGM

2

24/392 (6.1)

5/396 (4.7)

5.23 (1.95–4.00)

0

 Overall

5

371/1925 (19.3)

116/1910 (6.1)

4.39 (2.39–8.06)

83

Severe hypoglycemia (< 40 mg/dl)

 Using CGM

2

85/1533 (30.4)

22/1514 (11.4)

3.88 (2.41–6.26)

0

 Not using CGM

3

112/392 (28.6)

17/396 (4.7)

9.35 (1.49–58.83)

88

 Overall

5

109/1925 (18.4)

27/1910 (5.8)

4.11 (2.67–6.32)

0

Sepsis

 Using CGM

3

91/1553 (12.9)

101/1514 (9.2)

0.88 (0.66–1.18)

0

 Not using CGM

3

125/441 (3.5)

174/533 (4.2)

0.76 (0.18–2.69)

69

 Overall

6

216/1947 (11.0)

275/2047 (13.4)

0.83 (0.63–1.08)

32

Dialysis

 Using CGM

2

67/1184 (4.5)

97/1165 (6.8)

0.64 (0.46–0.89)

0

 Not using CGM

1

2/349 (4.5)

6/351 (6.8)

0.33 (0.07–1.65)

NA

 Overall

3

69/1533 (4.5)

103/1516 (6.8)

0.63 (0.45–0.86)

0

Seizures

 Using CGM

3

31/1533 (2.0)

31/1514 (2.0)

0.98 (0.59–1.63)

51

 Not using CGM

0

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Overall

3

31/1533 (2.0)

31/1514 (2.0)

0.98 (0.59–1.63)

51

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, NA not applicable