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. 2024 Oct 30;16(10):e72682. doi: 10.7759/cureus.72682

Table 2. The logistic regression model for hypoglycemic episodes and the related factors.

Note: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. P-values were calculated using z-tests from the logistic regression model. Statistical significance was considered for p-values less than 0.05.

Factor Odds ratio 95%CI Test Statistic P value
Age 0.97 0.94-0.99 z = -2.44 0.015
Male Sex 1.26 0.76-2.08 z = 0.90 0.37
BMI 0.84 0.78-0.90 z = -4.42 0.0000053
Asthma 0.19 0.01-2.43 z = -1.28 0.2
Brain stroke 0.65 0.33-1.30 z = -1.20 0.23
Cancer 1.92 0.42-8.81 z = 0.84 0.4
COPD 1.40 0.13-14.90 z = 0.28 0.78
Dementia 0.47 0.10-2.14 z = -0.97 0.33
Diabetes 0.67 0.26-1.74 z = -0.83 0.41
Heart failure 1.41 0.82-2.42 z = 1.23 0.22