Table 3.

Multivariate 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 short-term glucose
< 110 mg/dL	Ref		Ref		Ref
110–139 mg/dL	2.10 (1.27, 3.49)	0.003	1.24 (0.93, 1.66)	0.13	2.04 (0.90, 4.62)	0.16
140–179 mg/dL	1.98 (1.19, 3.30)	0.007	1.29 (0.97, 1.72)	0.07	1.67 (0.73, 3.82)	0.47
>= 180 mg/dL	2.44 (1.52, 3.91)	0.0001	1.09 (0.61, 1.44)	0.61	2.30 (1.09, 4.84)	0.02

^*Adjusted for age, sex, hospital stay, Charlson score, malignancy, immunosuppressive medication, renal failure, mechanical ventilation, feeding tube, central venous catheterization, urinary cathetherization

^**Adjusted for age, sex, hospital stay, Charlson score, immunosuppressive medication, renal failure, mechanical ventilation, feeding tube, central venous catheterization urinary cathetherization

^***Adjusted for age, sex, hospital stay, renal failure, immunosuppressive medication, mechanical ventilation, central venous catheterization, urinary catheterization