Table 1.
Demographics, lab values, vitals, and medication history of patients included in study
| Variable | Category | Overall | Non-hypoglycemic | Hypoglycemic | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||
| n | 82,479 | 66,032 | 16,447 | ||
| Gender, n (%) | Female | 37,574 (45.6) | 29,440 (44.6) | 8134 (49.5) | < 0.001 |
| Male | 44,905 (54.4) | 36,592 (55.4) | 8313 (50.5) | – | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 63.7 (16.8) | 63.9 (16.7) | 62.9 (16.9) | < 0.001 | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | African American | 10,500 (12.7) | 7690 (11.6) | 2810 (17.1) | – |
| Asian | 1018 (1.2) | 796 (1.2) | 222 (1.3) | – | |
| Caucasian | 62,258 (75.5) | 50,747 (76.9) | 11,511 (70.0) | – | |
| Hispanic | 3448 (4.2) | 2751 (4.2) | 697 (4.2) | – | |
| Native American | 662 (0.8) | 518 (0.8) | 144 (0.9) | – | |
| Other/Unknown | 3920 (4.8) | 3016 (4.6) | 904 (5.5) | – | |
| Systolic blood pressure, mean (SD) | 123.8 (24.5) | 124.8 (24.3) | 120.0 (25.0) | < 0.001 | |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mean (SD) | 68.2 (14.7) | 68.8 (14.7) | 65.9 (14.7) | < 0.001 | |
| SpO2, mean (SD) | 96.9 (3.2) | 96.9 (3.1) | 97.0 (3.4) | < 0.001 | |
| Temperature, mean (SD) | 36.7 (0.7) | 36.7 (0.7) | 36.6 (0.9) | < 0.001 | |
| Albumin, mean (SD) | 3.2 (0.6) | 3.3 (0.6) | 3.1 (0.7) | < 0.001 | |
| Creatinine, mean (SD) | 1.7 (1.9) | 1.6 (1.8) | 2.1 (2.2) | < 0.001 | |
| BUN, mean (SD) | 27.9 (22.8) | 26.6 (21.9) | 33.3 (25.5) | < 0.001 | |
| Hemoglobin, mean (SD) | 11.7 (2.5) | 11.8 (2.5) | 11.2 (2.5) | < 0.001 | |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 22,520 (27.3) | 16,160 (24.5) | 6360 (38.7) | < 0.001 | |
| Kidney disease, n (%) | 16,295 (19.8) | 11,390 (17.2) | 4905 (29.8) | < 0.001 | |
| Pancreatitis, n (%) | 919 (1.1) | 681 (1.0) | 238 (1.4) | < 0.001 | |
| Congestive heart failure, n (%) | 7387 (9.0) | 5681 (8.6) | 1706 (10.4) | < 0.001 | |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 11,999 (14.5) | 9679 (14.7) | 2320 (14.1) | 0.074 | |