Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients with or without stress hyperglycaemia on admission.
| Total (n = 1792) | No stress hyperglycaemia (n = 1293) | Stress hyperglycaemia (n = 499) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, median (25th-75th percentile) | 47 (38-57) | 47 (39-58) | 46 (38-54) | 0.094 |
| Sex, male, n (%) | 1135 (63.3) | 807 (62.4) | 328 (65.7) | 0.191 |
| BMI, median (25th-75th percentile) | 24.24 (22.03-26.86) | 24.03 (21.8-26.37) | 25.16 (22.77-27.68) | <0.001 |
| Charlson comorbidity index, median (25th-75th percentile) | 0 (0-1) | 0 (0-1) | 0 (0-2) | 0.003 |
| Pre-existing DM, n (%) | 245 (13.7) | 176 (13.6) | 69 (13.8) | 0.905 |
| Referral, n (%) | 907 (50.6) | 627 (48.5) | 280 (56.1) | 0.004 |
| Time to admission, days, median (25th-75th percentile) | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-2) | 0.17 |
| Aetiology, n (%) | ||||
| Biliary | 696 (38.8) | 543 (42.0) | 153 (30.7) | <0.001 |
| HTG-associated | 486 (27.1) | 300 (23.2) | 186 (37.3) | <0.001 |
| Alcohol excess | 161 (9.0) | 118 (9.1) | 43 (8.6) | 0.736 |
| Others or unknown | 449 (25.1) | 332 (25.7) | 117 (23.4) | 0.329 |
| Admission glucose and lipid levels, median (25th-75th percentile) | ||||
| Blood glucose, mmol/L | 8.06 (6.38-11.61) | 7.08 (5.9-8.5) | 12.99 (11.24-17.25) | <0.001 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/L | 2.65 (1.04-10.84) | 2.77 (0.95-8.24) | 6.05 (1.52-14.82) | <0.001 |
| Admission clinical severity scores, median (25th-75th percentile) | ||||
| SIRS | 2 (1-2) | 1 (1-2) | 2 (1-3) | <0.001 |
| APACHE II | 6 (3-8) | 5 (3-8) | 7 (4-10) | <0.001 |
P for Mann–Whitney U test or Chi-square test of comparison between no stress hyperglycaemia and stress hyperglycaemia groups.
BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTG, hypertriglyceridaemia; SIRS, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome; APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II.
Bold values indicates that the P value is statistically significant.