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. 2021 May 27;16(5):e0252158. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252158

Table 3. Results of sensitivity analyses using time in range during the first three days.

HbA1c <6.5% HbA1c ≥6.5%
Time in range Mortality / n Mortality rate Unadjusted OR Adjusted OR* Mortality / n Mortality rate Unadjusted OR Adjusted OR*
Time in range (threshold at 80%)
<80% 144 / 491 29% 2.12 (1.56–2.89) 1.88 (1.36–2.61) 67 / 210 32% 0.97 (0.47–2.00) 0.56 (0.23–1.37)
≥80% 80 / 489 16% 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 13 / 40 33% 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Time in range (10% incremental category)
<60% 84 / 261 32% 2.32 (1.57–3.42) 2.02 (1.33–3.06) 56 / 171 33% 1.32 (0.52–3.33) 0.65 (0.21–1.97)
60%-69% 20 / 92 22% 1.36 (0.77–2.41) 1.16 (0.63–2.14) 4 / 15 27% 0.99 (0.23–4.15) 0.25 (0.05–1.37)
70%-79% 40 / 138 29% 2.00 (1.25–3.19) 1.90 (1.15–3.13) 7 / 24 29% 1.12 (0.32–3.84) 0.37 (0.08–1.68)
80%-89% 25 / 165 15% 0.87 (0.52–1.46) 0.88 (0.51–1.51) 6 / 14 43% 2.04 (0.52–8.00) 1.09 (0.20–6.07)
≥90% 55 / 324 17% 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 7 / 26 27% 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Time in range (10% decremental) 1.11 (1.05–1.16) 1.09 (1.03–1.15) 1.01 (0.93–1.10) 1.01 (0.91–1.12)
Time in range (quartile category)
Q1 (<53%) 61 / 187 33% 2.28 (1.42–3.65) 2.07 (1.25–3.43) 50 / 153 33% 1.34 (0.54–3.66) 0.66 (0.21–2.05)
Q2 (53%-80%) 83 / 304 27% 1.91 (1.27–2.89) 1.61 (1.04–2.50) 17 / 57 30% 1.19 (0.44–3.50) 0.52 (0.15–1.76)
Q3 (81%-93%) 25 / 165 15% 1.34 (0.90–1.99) 1.52 (0.86–2.01) 6 / 14 43% 1.41 (0.48–4.39) 0.56 (0.15–2.10)
Q4 (≥94%) 55 / 324 17% 1 (reference) 1 (reference) 7 / 26 27% 1 (reference) 1 (reference)

*Logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, Charlson comorbidity index, APACHE Ⅱ score, and primary diagnosis category (sepsis, cerebrovascular diseases, cardiac diseases, cardiac arrest, respiratory diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, trauma, postoperative, and others).

APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.