Table 6.

Associations Between Maximum Blood Glucose Levels Within 24 Hours After ICU Admission and Clinical Outcomes

Maximum Blood Glucose Levels (mg/dL)	Crude		Adjusted*		Adjusted*
					Without Diabetes		Diabetes
	OR/HR	95% CI	OR/HR	95% CI	OR/HR	95% CI	OR/HR	95% CI
Hospital mortality
<60	3.12	0.38–25.52	2.29	0.26–20.53	6.22	0.54–72.28	–	–
60–80	3.09	1.73–5.52	1.86	0.98–3.52	2.58	1.26–5.29	0.68	0.14–3.30
80–110	1.17	0.91–1.51	1.09	0.83–1.42	1.05	0.79–1.41	1.24	0.63–2.43
110–140	1	Reference	1	Reference	1	Reference	1	Reference
140–180	1.36	1.11–1.66	1.26	1.02–1.55	1.32	1.05–1.66	1.13	0.68–1.87
180–200	1.37	1.02–1.84	1.08	0.80–1.47	1.12	0.78–1.60	1.10	0.59–2.05
≥200	1.63	1.32–2.00	1.18	0.95–1.46	1.40	1.07–1.84	1.14	0.72–1.79
ICU mortality
<60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
60–80	3.63	0.84–15.71	2.81	0.61–12.90	3.46	0.73–16.38	–	–
80-110	0.64	0.26–1.60	0.69	0.27–1.75	0.59	0.22–1.61	2.85	0.16–50.54
110–140	1	Reference	1	Reference	1	Reference	1	Reference
140–180	1.31	0.73–2.35	1.00	0.55–1.83	0.98	0.53–1.84	2.23	0.22–22.38
180–200	1.29	0.54–3.05	0.82	0.34–1.99	1.09	0.45–2.68	–	–
≥200	3.41	2.03–5.73	1.99	1.16–3.42	2.14	1.17–3.91	5.87	0.74–46.39
28-day mortality
<60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
60–80	2.14	1.27–3.60	1.20	0.71–2.03	1.31	0.71–2.41	1.02	0.36–2.86
80–110	1.18	0.96–1.44	1.10	0.90–1.35	1.08	0.86–1.35	1.20	0.72–2.02
110–140	1	Reference	1	Reference	1	Reference	1	Reference
140–180	1.18	1.00–1.39	1.10	0.93–1.30	1.15	0.96–1.38	1.01	0.68–1.50
180–200	1.18	0.92–1.51	0.97	0.76–1.24	0.91	0.67–1.23	1.17	0.73–1.88
≥200	1.40	1.18–1.66	1.09	0.92–1.29	1.28	1.03–1.59	1.05	0.73–1.49

Notes: *Adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, type of admission, SAPS II on admission, mechanical ventilation on first day, renal replacement therapy on first day, and Elixhauser Comorbidity Index (SID30).

Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; OR, odds ratio; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.