Table 3.
Cox proportional hazards model assessing the effect of inpatient hyperglycemia on MV, adjusting for potential confounders
| HR | 95% CI | P for trend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||
| Hyperglycemia | 4.41 | 1.52 | 2.81 | 0.006 |
| Age | 0.99 | 0.97 | 1.01 | 0.238 |
| Sex | 1.54 | 0.94 | 2.53 | 0.09 |
| Race | 0.77 | 0.50 | 1.16 | 0.21 |
| BMI | 0.94 | 0.89 | 1.00 | 0.04 |
| HbA1c | 1.00 | 0.89 | 1.12 | 0.21 |
| Hypertension | 0.71 | 0.25 | 1.97 | 0.51 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 1.25 | 0.81 | 1.93 | 0.31 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 1.55 | 0.86 | 2.79 | 0.15 |
| CRP | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 0.001 |
| D-dimer | 0.98 | 0.93 | 1.04 | 0.46 |
| Corticosteroid therapy | 1.71 | 1.06 | 2.78 | 0.03 |