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. 2022 Jun 13;35(4):484–490. doi: 10.2337/ds21-0094

Table 4.

Risk Factors for Hypoglycemia on SC Insulin

Characteristic Control Group
(N = 155)
Hypoglycemia on SC
(N = 50)
OR (95% CI), P
Resumed same home basal dose 24 (28.2) 12 (28.6) 1.02 (0.45–2.31), 0.97
Resumed same home regimen 8 (8.5) 10 (21.3) 2.91 (1.06–7.95), 0.04
Total daily dose >0.5 units/kg/day 53 (34.4) 21 (42.9) 1.43 (0.74–2.75), 0.28
Scheduled short-/rapid-acting insulin 100 (64.5) 30 (60.0) 0.83 (0.43–1.59), 0.56
NPH versus glargine insulin 5 (3.4) 7 (15.2) 5.13 (1.54–17.06), <0.01
Regular versus aspart insulin 11 (10.5) 4 (12.9) 1.27 (0.37–4.30), 0.71
High-dose versus low-/medium-dose SSI 53 (35.3) 23 (50.0) 1.83 (0.94–3.57), 0.08

Data are n (%).