Table 1.

Adverse outcomes significantly associated with hyperglycemia after adjustment for multiple factors in patients receiving TPN

	N	BG level, mg/dL	Odds ratio (95 % CI), P<0.05
			Death	Any infection	Renal failure
Cheung et al. [23]	111	<125 vs >164	10.9 (2.0–60.5)	3.9 (1.2–12.0)	10.9 (1.2–98.1)
Lin et al. [32]	457	<114 vs 137–180	2.3 (1.2–4.5)	2.7 (1.5–4.9)	NS
Pasquel et al. [27]	276	≤ 120 vs >180	2.8 (1.2–6.8)	3.6* (1.6–8.4)	2.2 (1.02–4.81)
Sarkisian et al. [31]	100	≤ 180 vs >180	7.22 (1.1–48.3)	NS	NS

^*Data reported for pneumonia only

BG blood glucose; NS nonsignificant