Table 2 Non-diabetic aetiological causes by all (plasma glucose ≤3.9 mmol/l) and serious hypoglycaemia (plasma glucose ≤3.0 mmol/l)

N

3856

910

Alcohol abuse

41.4, (39.8–42.9)

42.2, (39.0–45.4)

Hypothermia

17.2, (16.0–18.4)

27.4, (24.6–30.4)

Malnutrition

17.0, (15.8–18.2)

25.1, (22.4–28.0)

Intoxication

13.5, (12.4–14.6)

11.7, (9.7–13.9)

Infections

14.3, (13.3–15.5)

20.1, (17.6–22.8)

Acute sympathetic nervous system activation and peripheral vasoconstriction

5.6, (4.9–6.3)

3.9, (2.8–5.3)

Renal failure

4.3, (3.7–5.0)

9.0, (7.3–11.1)

Liver failure

3.1, (2.6–3.7)

8.5, (6.8–10.5)

Congestive heart failure

2.1, (1.7–2.6)

2.9, (1.9–4.2)

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

0.5, (0.3–0.8)

1.1, (0.6–2.0)

Neurological disorders

14.8, (13.7–16.0)

9.2, (7.5–11.3)

Endocrinological disorders

0.7, (0.5–1.0)

2.1, (1.3–3.3)

Malignancies

3.0, (2.5–3.6)

5.8, (4.5–7.6)

Unspecified fatigue, unspecified dizziness

1.3, (1.0–1.7)

0.4, (0.1–1.2)

Unknown

4.0, (3.4–4.7)

2.4, (1.6–3.7)