Table 4.
Relationship between co-morbid complications and mortality
| Outcome | P value | OR | 95% C. I for OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Died n (%) |
Discharged n (%) |
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| Hypertension | |||||
| Yes | 42 (23.6) | 136 (76.4) | 0.854 | 0.949 | 0.545–1.654 |
| No | 27 (24.5) | 83 (75.5) | |||
| Shock at presentation | |||||
| Yes | 19 (50.0) | 19 (50.0) | < 0.001 | 4.000 | 1.927–8.115 |
| No | 50 (20.0) | 200 (80.0) | |||
| Anaemia | |||||
| Yes | 44 (28.6) | 110 (71.4) | 0.051 | 1.744 | 0.998–3.046 |
| No | 25 (18.7) | 109 (81.3) | |||
| Hyperglycaemic emergency | |||||
| Yes | 30 (29.1) | 73 (70.9) | 0.127 | 1.538 | 0.885–2.674 |
| No | 39 (21.1) | 146 (78.9) | |||
| Hypoglycaemia | |||||
| Yes | 12 (31.6) | 26 (68.4) | 0.240 | 1.563 | 0.742–3.292 |
| No | 57 (22.8) | 193 (77.2) | |||
| Stroke | |||||
| Yes | 9 (31.0) | 20 (69.0) | 0.349 | 1.492 | 0.646–3.450 |
| No | 60 (23.2) | 199 (76.8) | |||
| Cardiac failure | |||||
| Yes | 9 (45.0) | 11 (55.0) | 0.027 | 2.836 | 1.123–7.164 |
| No | 60 (22.4) | 208 (77.6) | |||
| Renal impairment | |||||
| Yes | 29 (49.2) | 30 (50.8) | < 0.001 | 4.543 | 2.459–8.395 |
| No | 40 (17.5) | 188 (82.5) | |||