Table 3.

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with dysglycemia in critically ill patients

Dysglycemia as an ordinal categorical variable (0, 1, 2, 3)	OR	95% CI	p value
APACHE II, per 1 increment	1.06	1.05–1.08	< 0.001
Insulin use
No	1 [reference]
Yes	2.50	1.91–3.28	< 0.001
Treated with corticosteroids
No	1 [reference]
Yes	1.53	1.18–1.98	< 0.001
Need for MV
No	1 [reference]
Yes	1.94	1.43–2.64	< 0.001
Need for RRT
No	1 [reference]
Yes	1.99	1.48–2.67	< 0.001
SA, per 1 g/L increment	0.95	0.93–0.97	< 0.001
TPN
No	1 [reference]
Yes	1.34	1.12–1.73	0.01
DOD, per 1 year increment	1.04	1.01–1.08	0.01
PCT, per 1 ng/ml increment	1.004	1.001–1.008	0.02

DOD, duration of diabetes (years); MBG, mean blood glucose level; MV, mechanical ventilation; RRT, renal replacement therapy; IT, insulin treatment; SA, serum albumin; TPN, total parenteral nutrition; GU, glucocorticoids use; PCT, procalcitonin