Table 2.

Monitoring of glucose levels and glycaemic control and outcomes

Variables	Adjusted odds ratios from logistic regressions						OLS regression
	Mortality within 1 year	Mortality within 60 days	30 days readmission	60 days readmission	90 days readmission	365 days readmission	Length of stay (weeks)
Hypoglycaemia
No	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Yes	1.94***	1.90***	0.91	1.24	1.22	1.24	3.13***
	(1.51 - 2.49)	(1.37 - 2.64)	(0.67 - 1.24)	(0.96 - 1.61)	(0.95 - 1.56)	(0.99 - 1.56)	(2.55 - 3.85)
Any hyperglycaemia
No	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Yes	1.02	1.07	1.07	1.04	1.06	1.05	1.56***
	(0.84 - 1.23)	(0.82 - 1.40)	(0.86 - 1.33)	(0.85 - 1.26)	(0.88 - 1.27)	(0.89 - 1.25)	(1.35 - 1.80)
Significant hyperglycaemia
No	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Yes	1.37**	1.26	1.06	1.10	1.16	1.20*	1.54***
	(1.12 - 1.66)	(0.96 - 1.66)	(0.85 - 1.32)	(0.90 - 1.34)	(0.97 - 1.40)	(1.01 - 1.42)	(1.32 - 1.79)
Glucose checks at least once per 24 hours
No	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Yes	0.77**	0.83	1.08	1.11	1.11	1.20*	0.36***
	(0.64 - 0.91)	(0.64 - 1.07)	(0.89 - 1.32)	(0.93 - 1.32)	(0.94 - 1.31)	(1.03 - 1.40)	(0.31 - 0.41)
Type of diabetes
Type 1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Type 2	1.14	2.77*	1.09	1.04	0.92	0.98	1.37*
	(0.78 - 1.67)	(1.27 - 6.04)	(0.74 - 1.59)	(0.75 - 1.45)	(0.68 - 1.25)	(0.74 - 1.30)	(1.07 - 1.76)
Ethnicity
Non-Māori	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Māori	1.37***	1.12	1.27*	1.44***	1.39***	1.37***	0.88
	(1.15 - 1.62)	(0.88 - 1.42)	(1.05 - 1.53)	(1.22 - 1.70)	(1.19 - 1.63)	(1.18 - 1.59)	(0.78 - 1.00)
Age
40-65	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
15-39	0.30***	.	0.97	0.94	1.01	1.05	0.92
	(0.17 - 0.54)	.	(0.64 - 1.48)	(0.65 - 1.36)	(0.72 - 1.42)	(0.76 - 1.44)	(0.70 - 1.22)
65+	2.27***	1.84***	1.10	1.09	1.09	1.08	1.28***
	(1.90 - 2.72)	(1.43 - 2.37)	(0.91 - 1.34)	(0.91 - 1.29)	(0.93 - 1.29)	(0.93 - 1.26)	(1.12 - 1.46)
Constant	0.13***	0.02***	0.14***	0.19***	0.26***	0.35***	2.26***
	(0.09 - 0.20)	(0.01 - 0.05)	(0.09 - 0.21)	(0.13 - 0.28)	(0.18 - 0.36)	(0.26 - 0.49)	(1.72 - 2.98)

Notes: *** p<0.001, ** p<0.01, * p<0.05. 95% confidence intervals are in parentheses