Table 2.

Age, sex, and hospital stay-matched association between glucose control and blood stream infections, urinary tract infections and pneumonia in people with diabetes

	Blood stream infections		Urinary tract infections		Pneumonia
Variables	OR (95%CI)	p-value	OR (95%CI)	p-value	OR (95%CI)	p-value
Maximum glucose at admission
< 110 mg/dL	Ref		Ref	Ref	Ref
110–139 mg/dL	1.03 (0.62, 1.69)	0.80	1.32 (0.96, 1.80)	0.14	0.88 (0.45, 1.72)	0.70
140–179 mg/dL	1.02 (0.62, 1.68)	0.95	0.97 (0.70, 1.34)	0.77	1.16 (0.61, 2.21)	0.67
>= 180 mg/dL	1.12 (0.72, 1.73)	0.59	0.96 (0.72, 1.29)	0.60	0.78 (0.43, 1.43)	0.41
Maximum short-term glucose
< 110 mg/dL	Ref		Ref	Ref	Ref
110–139 mg/dL	2.23 (1.24, 3.67)	0.002	1.23 (0.93, 1.63)	0.12	2.25 (1.07, 4.71)	0.03
140–179 mg/dL	2.20 (1.33, 3.65)	0.002	1.29 (0.98, 1.71)	0.05	2.24 (1.07, 4.70)	0.03
>= 180 mg/dL	2.70 (1.69, 4.31)	<0.0001	1.17 (0.89, 1.54)	0.25	3.38 (1.75, 6.54)	0.0002
Charlson Score at Admission	1.06 (1.00, 1.13)	0.06	1.05 (1.01, 1.09)	0.03	1.01 (0.92, 1.10)	0.93
Malignancy	1.42 (0.96, 2.17)	0.09	1.00 (0.75, 1.32)	0.84	1.43 (0.86, 2.40)	0.17
Immunosuppressive meds	1.45 (1.03, 2.04)	0.03	1.24 (1.00, 1.55)	0.05	1.97 (1.27, 3.07)	0.003
Renal Failure	1.44 (1.05, 1.96)	0.02	1.68 (1.37, 2.05)	<0.0001	2.31 (1.49, 3.57)	0.0002
Prior hospitalization	1.06 (0.78, 1.43)	0.79	1.10 (0.90, 1.33)	0.34	1.26 (0.83, 1.91)	0.26
Invasive procedures prior to infection
Mechvent	1.97 (1.21, 3.23)	0.007	1.68 (1.15, 2.45)	0.0006	9.42 (5.54, 16.0)	<0.0001
Feeding tube	1.98 (0.95, 4.12)	0.06	2.20 (1.18, 4.09)	0.002	2.01 (0.86, 4.68)	0.12
Central venous catheter	1.56 (1.04, 2.35)	0.03	0.63 (0.43, 0.95)	0.09	5.37 (3.21, 8.97)	<0.0001
Urinary catheter	1.34 (0.98, 1.83)	0.06	2.20 (1.80, 2.68)	<0.0001	3.54 (2.29, 5.46)	<0.0001