Table 2.
Factors Associated with >50 mg/dl change in Blood Glucose Levels
| >50mg/dl Change in Glucose |
Fisher's Exact Test |
Odds Ratio† (95% CI) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (28) | Yes (12) | ||||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 14 (78%) | 4 (22%) | P = 0.49 | 0.23 (0.35 to 1.6) | |
| Female | 14 (64%) | 8 (36%) | |||
| Diabetes Mellitus | P = 0.001 | 0.04 (0.003 to 0.51) | |||
| Type 1 | 1 (14.3%) | 6 (86%) | |||
| Type 2 | 27 (82%) | 6 (18%) | |||
| Medication Type | P < 0.001 | 50.0 (4 to 620) | |||
| Insulin | 6 (35%) | 11 (65%) | |||
| Oral or Diet Only | 22 (96%) | 1 (4%) | |||
| Injection Location* | P = 0.23 | 0.235 (0.02 to 2.4) | |||
| Tendon Sheath | 18 (64%) | 10 (36%) | |||
| Joint | 9 (90%) | 1 (10%) | |||
*
Two patients with shots in both locations excluded (N = 38)
†
Mantel-Haenszel Odds Ratio Controlling for Amount of Methylprednisolone Injected