Table 4 |
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Pneumonia complications by admission glucose adults aged 65 and above |
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Admission glucose level (%) |
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Normal ≤100 mg/dl N = 69 |
Mild 101-125 mg/dl N = 68 |
Severe >126 mg/dl N = 99 |
Known diabetic N = 77 |
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Complications Types* |
% |
% |
OR |
95% CI |
p |
% |
OR |
95% CI |
p |
% |
OR |
95% CI |
p |
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↑ O2 requirements |
21.7 |
41.2 |
2.52 |
1.19-5.32 |
0.014 |
44.4 |
2.88 |
1.44-5.78 |
0.002 |
35.1 |
1.94 |
0.92-4.07 |
0.075 |
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↑ ABx coverage |
23.5 |
32.4 |
1.55 |
0.73-3.31 |
0.25 |
28.3 |
1.28 |
0.63-2.61 |
0.49 |
28.6 |
1.30 |
0.62-2.74 |
0.49 |
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Sepsis |
14.5 |
26.5 |
2.12 |
0.90-5.01 |
0.08 |
23.2 |
1.79 |
0.79-4.04 |
0.16 |
23.4 |
1.80 |
0.77-4.22 |
0.17 |
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Subsequent ICU use |
11.6 |
22.1 |
2.16 |
0.85-5.49 |
0.10 |
16.2 |
1.47 |
0.59-3.65 |
0.41 |
16.9 |
1.55 |
0.60-4.00 |
0.36 |
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Mechanical-vent |
10.1 |
19.1 |
2.09 |
0.78-5.62 |
0.1370 |
14.1 |
1.45 |
0.56-3.83 |
0.44 |
11.7 |
1.17 |
0.41-3.34 |
0.77 |
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Deaths (N) |
10.3 (7) |
12 (8) |
1.17 |
0.40-3.40 |
0.78 |
12(12) |
1.22 |
0.45-3.27 |
0.69 |
9 (7) |
0.88 |
0.29-2.66 |
0.8 |
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Category |
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No complications |
76.5 |
60.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
59.8 |
64.9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Mild* |
20.9 |
4.4 |
1.94 |
0.31-12.15 |
0.47 |
10.3 |
2.73 |
0.24-31.36 |
0.40 |
11.4 |
4.77 |
0.98-23.16 |
0.03 |
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Severe† |
20.6 |
35.3 |
2.22 |
1.02-4.81 |
0.04 |
29.9 |
1.83 |
0.88-3.82 |
0.11 |
23.4 |
1.36 |
0.31-3.03 |
0.45 |
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Any one complication |
23.5 |
39.7 |
2.19 |
1.04-4.58 |
0.04 |
40.2 |
2.15 |
1.08-4.29 |
0.03 |
35.1 |
1.79 |
0.86-3.71 |
0.12 |
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Any two complications |
20.0 |
37.9 |
2.49 |
1.13-5.45 |
0.02 |
34.1 |
2.04 |
0.96-4.31 |
0.06 |
29.6 |
1.71 |
0.78-3.79 |
0.18 |
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Age (mean se) |
78.2 se = 7.3 |
80.9 se = 9.1 |
80.6 se = 8.6 |
80.0 se = 7.4 |
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Total admission days (mean se)¶ |
6.3 se = 6.0 |
6.7 se = 4.7 |
7.7 se = 7.0 |
7.3 se = 7.3 |
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*Mild complications: either ↑ O2 requirements, or ↑ Antibiotic coverage †Severe complications: either subsequent ICU use, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and/or death ‡χ2 compares each group with the reference group (admission glucose ≤99 mg/dl). Note: Highlighted values were statistically different from the normal group; all others were not statistically significant |
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Castellanos et al. International Archives of Medicine 2010 3:16 doi:10.1186/1755-7682-3-16 |
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