TABLE 1.
Admission plasma glucose in emergency admissions over 1 y from 2014 to 2015
| All emergency admissions a | Admissions with glucose available b | People with glucose available | People with glucose available and no prior diabetes coding b , c | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 43 201 | 31 927 (74%) | 22 045 | 18 965 (86%) |
| Age d , y | 60 (41‐77) | 62 (43‐77) e , *** | 60 (41‐76) | 58 (38‐76) e , *** |
| Female | 21 658 (50%) | 15 947 (74%) | 10 936 | 9539 (87%)*** |
| Male | 21 233 (50%) | 15 744 (74%) | 10 982 | 9325 (85%) |
| White European (WE) | 32 581 (75%) | 23 942 (73%) | 16 271 | 14 214 (87%) |
| South Asian (SA) | 5408 (13%) | 4243 (78%)*** | 2910 | 2241 (77%)*** |
| Unknown/Other (U/O) | 3420 (8%) | 2351 (69%)*** | 1891 | 1726 (91%)*** |
| Afro‐Caribbean (AC) | 1792 (4%) | 1391 (78%)*** | 973 | 784 (81%)*** |
| Diabetes coding | ||||
| Prior | 5867 (14%) | 5523 (94%)*** | 3080 | — |
| No prior | 37 334 (86%) | 26 404 (71%) | 18 965 | 18 965 (100%) |
| Admission <24 h | 14 181 (33%) | 8258 (58%)*** | 6224 | 5524 (89%)*** |
| Admission ≥24 h | 29 020 (67%) | 23 669 (82%) | 15 821 | 13 441 (85%) |
| Repeat admission | 12 537 (29%) | 9882 (79%)*** | — | — |
| Glucose d mmol/L | — | 6.4 (5.4‐8.0) | 6.4 (5.4‐7.9) | 6.2 (5.3‐7.4)*** |
a
% for categories within column.
b
P values for comparing % in each category; WE, reference category for ethnicity.
c
P values for comparison of glucose for column 4 vs those in 3 but not 4.
d
Median and quartiles otherwise n (%).
e
P values for comparison of age—column 2 vs those in 1 but not 2 and column 4 vs those in 3 but not 4.
***
P < .001.