Table 1 Demographics, vital signs, previous comorbidities, transportation, and overall mortality rate of patient cases with diabetes and without diabetes

Age (years)

54, (38–67)

57, (44–68)

48, (30–63)

Age ≥ 65 year (%)

28, (28–29)

33, (32–34)

22, (21–24)

Sex, male (%)

63.4, (62.6–64.2)

65.2, (64.2–66.3)

60.8, (59.5–62.1)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

136, (120–153)

139, (123–158)

132, (116–148)

Temperature (°C)

36.3, (35.5–36.8)

36.0, (35.2–36.5)

36.5, (36.0–37.1)

Blood oxygen saturation, median (%)

97, (95–99)

97, (95–99)

97, (95–99)

Heart rate (/min)

85, (73–99)

82, (72–95)

89, (75–104)

Respiratory rate (/min)

16, (14–18)

16, (14–17)

16, (14–18)

First prehospital glucose, (mmol/l)

2.8, (1.6–3.6)

1.8, (1.2–2.8)

3.6, (3.2–3.8)

GCS

12, (0–15)

9, (0–15)

14, (0–15)

Hypertension (%)

18, (17–18)

23, (22–24)

10.2, (9.4–11.0)

Atrial fibrillation (%)

2.1, (1.9–2.4)

2.3, (2.0–2.7)

1.9, (1.5–2.2)

Chronic alcoholism (%)

1.8, (1.5–2.0)

0.7, (0.6–1.0)

3.2, (2.7–3.7)

Chronic renal failure (%)

1.8, (1.6–2.1)

2.8, (2.5–3.2)

0.5, (0.3–0.7)

Chronic liver failure (%)

0.3, (0.2–0.4)

0.3, (0.2–0.4)

0.3, (0.2–0.5)

Dementia (%)

1.5, (1.3–1.7)

1.7, (1.4–2.0)

1.3, (1.0–1.7)

Glucose (iv/po) administered (%)

49.3, (48.4–50.1)

71.9, (70.9–72.9)

17.5, (16.5–18.6)

Transported to hospital (%)

48.8, (48.0–49.7)

32.6, (31.5–33.6)

71.6, (70.4–72.8)

A

2.6, (2.2–3.0)

2.1, (1.6–2.8)

2.8, (2.4–3.4)

B

7.3, (6.7–7.9)

5.9, (5.0–6.9)

8.2, (7.4–9.1)

C

60.9, (59.7–62.1)

65.3, (63.4–57.2)

58.1, (56.6–59.7)

D

29.3, (28.2–30.4)

26.7, (25.0–28.5)

30.9, (29.5–32.4)

Overall mortality rate of plasma glucose ≤3.9 mmol/l (%)

11.3, (10.8–11.9)

9.8, (9.2–10.5)

13.4, (12.6–14.4)

Overall mortality rate of plasma glucose ≤3.0 mmol/l (%)

10.4, (9.7–11.1)

8.6, (8.0–9.4)

20.1, (17.9–22.6)