Table 3 Independent associations of glucose metrics with mortality.

From: Dysglycaemia and the interaction of chronic and acute glycaemia with mortality post cardiac surgery

Characteristic

Control

Diabetes

HbA1c <6.5%

HbA1c 6.5–7.9%

HbA1c ≥ 8.0%

OR1

95% CI1

p-value

OR1

95% CI1

p-value

OR1

95% CI1

p-value

OR1

95% CI1

p-value

OR1

95% CI1

p-value

Mean BG Level

1.28

0.95, 1.61

0.058

1.18

0.84, 1.63

0.3

1.56

1.23, 2.00

<0.001

0.83

0.50, 1.30

0.4

0.84

0.46, 1.45

0.5

Coefficient of Variation

1.08

1.06, 1.09

<0.001

1.07

1.04, 1.10

<0.001

1.08

1.07, 1.10

<0.001

1.07

1.03, 1.11

<0.001

1.00

0.91, 1.10

>0.9

Cumulative Dose of Hyperglycaemia

3.30

1.69, 5.88

<0.001

1.58

0.81, 2.72

0.13

5.88

3.03, 10.6

<0.001

1.74

0.71, 3.45

0.2

0.56

0.11, 1.80

0.4

Number of Hyperglycaemic Events

1.04

1.03, 1.05

<0.001

1.04

1.03, 1.05

<0.001

1.05

1.04, 1.06

<0.001

1.03

1.02, 1.04

<0.001

1.03

1.02, 1.05

<0.001

Number of Hypoglycaemic Events

1.11

1.09, 1.14

<0.001

1.17

1.09, 1.25

<0.001

1.19

1.14, 1.23

<0.001

1.08

1.04, 1.12

<0.001

1.09

1.01, 1.17

0.016

  1. 1OR = Odds Ratio, CI = Confidence Interval.