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).
Variables | Category | Incidence rate/1000 DM patients (95%CI) | Median survival time with 95%CI | Log-rank test (X 2) | p-value |
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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) |