| |
<2 mmol/L (N = 150)
|
2–4 mmol/L (N = 150)
|
>4 mmol/L (N = 150)
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Age (years) (Mean ± SD)
|
64.87 ± 18.08
|
68.51 ± 18.01
|
67.46 ± 17.67
|
0.194
|
|
Male sex no.(%)
|
78 (52.0)
|
92 (61.3)
|
86 (57.3)
|
0.262
|
|
DM no.(%)
|
43 (28.7)
|
67 (44.7)
|
77 (51.3)
|
<0.001
|
|
CAD no.(%)
|
44 (29.3)
|
48 (32.0)
|
58 (38.7)
|
0.210
|
|
CKD no.(%)
|
32 (21.3)
|
27 (18.0)
|
34 (22.7)
|
0.589
|
|
Metabolic illness no.(%)
|
5 (3.3)
|
0 (0.0)
|
2 (1.3)
|
0.063
|
|
Malignancy no.(%)
|
50 (33.3)
|
34 (22.7)
|
45 (30.0)
|
0.113
|
|
Recent surgery no.(%)
|
3 (2.0)
|
4 (2.7)
|
9 (6.0)
|
0.134
|
|
Medication use no.(%)
|
|
Metformin
|
9 (6.0)
|
29 (19.3)
|
27 (18.0)
|
0.001
|
|
Discharge diagnosis no.(%)
|
|
Infection
|
119 (79.3)
|
127 (84.7)
|
115 (76.7)
|
0.208
|
|
Trauma
|
5 (3.3)
|
7 (4.7)
|
13 (8.7)
|
0.111
|
|
Cardiogenic shock
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
27 (18.0)
|
<0.001
|
|
MI
|
1 (0.7)
|
2 (1.3)
|
10 (6.7)
|
0.003
|
|
Stroke
|
4 (2.7)
|
3 (2.0)
|
4 (2.7)
|
0.911
|
|
Neurogenic shock
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
3 (2.0)
|
0.049
|
|
DKA
|
0 (0.0)
|
2 (1.3)
|
4 (2.7)
|
0.132
|
|
Ethanol toxicity
|
1 (0.7)
|
2 (1.3)
|
1 (0.7)
|
0.777
|
|
Acute limb ischemia
|
3 (2.0)
|
2 (1.3)
|
3 (2.0)
|
0.881
|
|
DVT
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
3 (2.0)
|
0.049
|
|
DIC
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
2 (1.3)
|
0.134
|
|
Obstetric emergenciesa
|
2 (1.3)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0.134
|
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aDiagnoses included: PPROM (Preterm premature rupture of membranes) and Missed Abortion
