Table 6.
Percentage of Patients with and without Glucocorticoid Use by Glucose Cutoffa
| n | <65 mg/dlbn (%) | >110 mg/dl n (%) | >140 mg/dl n (%) | >180 mg/dl n (%) | >200 mg/dl n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone | 293 | 82 (28.0) | 203 (69.3) | 146 (49.8) | 92 (31.4) | 69 (23.5) |
| No dexamethasone | 880 | 107 (12.2) | 269 (30.6) | 133 (15.1) | 72 (8.2) | 54 (6.1) |
| Methylprednisolone | 191 | 37 (19.4)c | 104 (54.5) | 71 (37.2) | 48 (25.1) | 38 (19.9) |
| No methylprednisolone | 982 | 152 (15.5)c | 368 (37.5) | 208 (21.2) | 116 (11.8) | 85 (8.7) |
| Prednisone | 182 | 20 (11.0)c | 84 (46.2)c | 51 (28.0)c | 30 (16.5)c | 21 (11.5)c |
| No prednisone | 991 | 169 (17.1)c | 388 (39.2)c | 228 (23.0)c | 134 (13.5)c | 102 (10.3)c |
| Hydrocortisone | 39 | 29 (74.4) | 35 (89.7) | 26 (66.7) | 23 (59.0) | 18 (46.2) |
| No hydrocortisone | 1134 | 160 (14.1) | 437 (38.5) | 253 (22.3) | 141 (12.4) | 105 (9.3) |
| Any glucocorticoid | 505 | 117 (23.2) | 309 (61.2) | 210 (41.6) | 133 (26.3) | 99 (19.6) |
| None | 668 | 72 (10.8) | 163 (24.4) | 69 (10.3) | 31 (4.6) | 24 (3.6) |
a
In patients with three or more blood glucose measurements obtained at each cutoff. All p values < 0.001, except where indicated.
b
Patients with one or more values <65 mg/dl.
c
p value > 0.05.