Table 5 Median survival time, Log-Rank, and Cox regression test for equality of survival functions for various categorical predictors of hyperglycemic emergency among diabetic mellitus patients in Hadiya zone, central ethiopia, 2023 (n = 455).

From: Time to hyperglycemic emergency and its predictors among adult diabetic patients on follow-up in four public hospitals, in central Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Incidence rate/1000 DM patients (95%CI)

Median survival time with 95%CI

Log-rank test (X 2)

p-value

Residence

Urban

36.1(29.1, 44.8)

18.4914.7, 23.2)

4.34

0.0372

Rural

49.4(42.5, 57.3)

13.3(12.3, 14.9)

Age

18–39 years

81.1(66.8, 98.5)

11.7(8.5, 12.2)

55.43

0.0000

40–59 years

34.5(28.7, 41.6)

16.3(14.2, 23.2)

≥ 60 years

32.0(23.6, 43.5)

19.5(16.3, 25.0)

Community health insurance

No

58.9(49.2, 70.6)

12.2(11.6, 13.2)

16.74

0.0000

Yes

36.2(30.6, 42.8)

16.3(14.7, 19.5

Missed drug before the incident of HGEs

No

29.5(24.1, 36.2)

19.5(15.2, 24.60

34.11

0.0000

Yes

61.5(52.8, 71.9)

11.7(10.2, 12.8)

Acute illness before the incident of HGEs

No

41.4(35.2, 48.6)

15.2(14.3, 16.3)

2.34

0.1259

Yes

48.6(40.2, 58.8)

13.2(11.4, 14.3)

At least one comorbidity

No

32.2926.7, 39.1)

18.1(14.9, 24.0)

24.69

0.0000

Yes

59.3(50.5, 69.6)

13.1912.3, 14.2)

Glycemic control

Poor

52.7(45.7, 60.7)

14.2(12.6, 15.0)

13.75

0.0002

Good

29.6923.2, 37.9)

19.5(14.4, 23.1)

Follow-up frequency

Monthly

54.6(45.1, 66.1)

14.2(12.2, 15.3)

6.40

0.0114

≥ 2 months

38.9(33.1, 45.6)

14.9(13.4, 18.4)

Missing follow-up

No

37.7(31.5, 45.2)

15.0(14.2, 18.4)

6.31

0.0120

Yes

51.8(43.7, 61.3)

13.0(12.1, 15.2)