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. 2021 Feb 17;64(4):778–794. doi: 10.1007/s00125-020-05351-w

Table 3.

Clinical characteristics prior to admission of CORONADO participants, according to death within 28 days

Death within 28 days
Clinical features Available data No (n = 2219) Yes (n = 577) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Age-adjusted OR (95% CI) Age-adjusted p value
Sex (female) 2796 826/2219 (37.2) 188/577 (32.6) 0.82 (0.67, 0.99) 0.69 (0.56, 0.84) <0.001
Age (years) 2796 67.9 ± 13.0 76.8 ± 11.3 1.06 (1.05, 1.07) <0.001
Age class (years) 2796 <0.001
 <55 345/2219 (15.5) 22/577 (3.8) 1
 55–64 511/2219 (23.0) 54/577 (9.4) 1.66 (0.99, 2.77) 0.054
 65–74 657/2219 (29.6) 140/577 (24.3) 3.34 (2.09, 5.34) <0.001
 ≥75 706/2219 (31.8) 361/577 (62.6) 8.02 (5.12, 12.6) <0.001
Ethnicity 2384 0.35
 EU 1065/1895 (56.2) 320/489 (65.4) 1 1
 MENA 406/1895 (21.4) 91/489 (18.6) 0.75 (0.58, 0.97) 0.98 (0.74, 1.28) 0.86
 AC 357/1895 (18.8) 58/489 (11.9) 0.54 (0.40, 0.73) 1.01 (0.73, 1.41) 0.94
 AS 67/1895 (3.5) 20/489 (4.1) 0.99 (0.59, 1.66) 1.67 (0.96, 2.88) 0.068
BMI (kg/m2) 2460 28.6 (25.2–32.6) 27.8 (24.5–31.7) 0.91 (0.82, 1.00) 1.06 (0.95, 1.18) 0.31
BMI class 2460 0.17
 <25 kg/m2 473/1973 (24.0) 138/487 (28.3) 1 1
 25–29.9 kg/m2 716/1973 (36.3) 174/487 (35.7) 0.83 (0.65, 1.07) 0.96 (0.74, 1.25) 0.78
 30–39.9 kg/m2 679/1973 (34.4) 144/487 (29.6) 0.73 (0.56, 0.94) 0.98 (0.74, 1.29) 0.89
 ≥40 kg/m2 105/1973 (5.3) 31/487 (6.4) 1.01 (0.65, 1.58) 1.63 (1.02, 2.60) 0.042
Diabetes duration (years) 1767 10 (4–18) 15 (8–23) 1.47 (1.27, 1.69) 1.20 (1.04, 1.39) 0.015
HbA1c (mmol/mol)a 1800 61.6 (50.8–76.0) 59.6 (50.8–69.4) 0.80 (0.70, 0.91) 0.90 (0.78, 1.04) 0.16
HbA1c (%)a 1800 7.8 (6.8–9.1) 7.6 (6.8–8.5) 0.80 (0.70, 0.91) 0.90 (0.78, 1.04) 0.16
Hypertension 2769 1644/2198 (74.8) 482/571 (84.4) 1.83 (1.43, 2.33) 1.25 (0.97, 1.62) 0.090
Dyslipidaemia 2710 981/2157 (45.5) 286/553 (51.7) 1.28 (1.06, 1.55) 1.15 (0.95, 1.40) 0.16
Current tobacco use 2288 109/1855 (5.9) 22/433 (5.1) 0.86 (0.54, 1.37) 1.00 (0.61, 1.62) 0.99
Long-term diabetes complications
 Microvascular complicationsb 1966 604/1591 (38.0) 265/375 (70.7) 3.94 (3.08, 5.03) 2.63 (2.03, 3.40) <0.001
 Macrovascular complicationsc 2627 725/2089 (34.7) 289/538 (53.7) 2.18 (1.80, 2.65) 1.60 (1.30, 1.95) <0.001
Comorbidities
 Heart failure 2651 200/2121 (9.4) 102/530 (19.2) 2.29 (1.76, 2.97) 1.59 (1.21, 2.10) 0.001
 NAFLD or liver cirrhosis 2640 178/2098 (8.5) 40/542 (7.4) 0.86 (0.60, 1.23) 1.10 (0.76, 1.59) 0.63
 Active cancer 2742 194/2175 (8.9) 59/567 (10.4) 1.19 (0.87, 1.61) 0.89 (0.65, 1.22) 0.47
 COPD 2732 180/2168 (8.3) 83/564 (14.7) 1.91 (1.44, 2.52) 1.58 (1.18, 2.10) 0.002
 Treated OSA 2593 211/2049 (10.3) 62/544 (11.4) 1.12 (0.83, 1.51) 1.22 (0.89, 1.67) 0.21
Routine treatment before admission
 Metformin 2794 1306/2217 (58.9) 247/577 (42.8) 0.52 (0.43, 0.63) 0.63 (0.52, 0.77) <0.001
 Sulfonylurea/glinides 2794 633/2217 (28.6) 149/577 (25.8) 0.87 (0.71, 1.07) 0.83 (0.67, 1.03) 0.093
 DPP4-inhibitors 2794 502/2217 (22.6) 113/577 (19.6) 0.83 (0.66, 1.05) 0.83 (0.65, 1.05) 0.12
 GLP-1RA 2794 221/2217 (10.0) 33/577 (5.7) 0.55 (0.38, 0.80) 0.78 (0.53, 1.15) 0.21
 Insulin 2796 762/2219 (34.3) 277/577 (48.0) 1.77 (1.47, 2.12) 1.72 (1.41, 2.08) <0.001
 Diureticsd 2794 768/2217 (34.6) 290/577 (50.3) 1.91 (1.58, 2.29) 1.48 (1.22, 1.80) <0.001
 β-Blockers 2794 732/2217 (33.0) 256/577 (44.4) 1.62 (1.34, 1.95) 1.27 (1.04, 1.54) 0.017
 CCB 2794 710/2217 (32.0) 214/577 (37.1) 1.25 (1.03, 1.51) 1.17 (0.96, 1.43) 0.12
 ARBs and/or ACE inhibitors and/or MRAe 2794 1219/2217 (55.0) 351/577 (60.8) 1.27 (1.05, 1.53) 1.15 (0.94, 1.40) 0.17
 Statins 2794 983/2217 (44.3) 299/577 (51.8) 1.35 (1.12, 1.62) 1.27 (1.05, 1.54) 0.015
 Anti-platelet therapy 2794 834/2217 (37.6) 291/577 (50.4) 1.69 (1.40, 2.03) 1.34 (1.11, 1.63) 0.003
 Anticoagulation therapy 2794 352/2217 (15.9) 149/577 (25.8) 1.84 (1.48, 2.29) 1.25 (0.99, 1.58) 0.057

Population size was N = 2796. Data shown are n (%), and mean ± SD or median (25th–75th percentile) if not normally distributed

p values are calculated using Wald test (unadjusted and age-adjusted logistic regression, except for ‘age’ and ‘age class’, which were not adjusted). ORs correspond to an increase of 1 SD after natural-log transformation and standardisation for BMI, diabetes duration and HbA1c

aHbA1c determined in the 6 months prior to or in the first 7 days following hospital admission

bMicrovascular complication was defined as history of one or more of the following: diabetic kidney disease and/or severe diabetic retinopathy and/or diabetic foot ulcer

cMacrovascular complication was defined as history of one or more of the following comorbidities: ischaemic heart disease (acute coronary syndrome and/or coronary artery revascularisation) and/or cerebrovascular disease (stroke and/or transient ischaemic attack) and/or peripheral artery disease (amputation owing to ischaemic disease and/or lower limb artery revascularisation)

dDiuretics stands here for loop diuretics, thiazide diuretics, and potassium-sparing diuretics

eMRAs include spironolactone and eplerenone

Abbreviations: EU, Europid; MENA, Middle East North Africa; AC, African or Caribbean; AS, Asian; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; GLP-1RA, glucagon-like peptide 1-receptor agonist