Table 3 Mortality by aetiology of hypoglycaemic patients without diabetes (plasma glucose ≤3.9 mmol/l)
Aetiology | N | 24 h %, (95% CI) | 30 days %, (95% CI) | 1 year %, (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alcohol abuse | 1594 | 1.0, (0.6–1.6) | 2.2, (1.6–3.0) | 6.0, (4.9–7.2) |
Hypothermia | 662 | 5.6, (4.1–7.6) | 10.4, (8.3–13.0) | 14.8, (12.3–17.7) |
Malnutrition | 650 | 1.8, (1.1–3.2) | 7.8, (6.0–10.1) | 13.2, (10.8–16.0) |
Neurological disorders | 571 | 1.4, (0.7–2.7) | 4.7, (3.3–6.8) | 8.8, (6.7–11.4) |
Acute sympathetic nervous system activation and peripheral vasoconstriction | 214 | 3.7, (1.9–7.2) | 5.6, (3.2–9.6) | 9.8, (6.5–14.5) |
Infection | 544 | 5.2, (3.7–7.4) | 12.8, (10.3–15.9) | 20.1, (16.9–23.6) |
Intoxication | 517 | 0.6, (0.2–1.7) | 1.7, (0.9–3.3) | 3.7, (2.4–5.7) |
Renal failure | 166 | 16.9, (11.9–23.3) | 36.8, (29.8–44.3) | 48.8, (41.3–56.3) |
Liver failure | 119 | 19.3, (13.2–27.3) | 42.9, (34.3–51.8) | 50.4, (41.6–59.3) |
Malignancies | 116 | 12.9, (8.0–20.2) | 38.8, (30.4–47.9) | 51.7, (42.7–60.6) |
Congestive heart failure | 81 | 13.6, (7.8–22.7) | 29.6, (20.8–40.3) | 46.9, (36.4–57.7) |
Unspecified fatigue, dizziness | 50 | 0.0, (0.0–7.1) | 0.0, (0.0–7.1) | 4.0, (1.1–13.5) |
Endocrine disorders | 27 | 0.0, (0.0–12.5) | 0.0, (0.0–12.5) | 7.4, (2.1–23.4) |
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and subsequent resuscitation | 20 | 50.0, (29.9–70.1) | 55.0, (34.2–74.2) | 60.0, (38.7–78.1) |
Unknown | 154 | 0.0, (0.0–2.4) | 0.7, (0.1–3.6) | 2.0, (0.7–5.6) |
Not transferred to hospital | 1552 | 1.0, (0.6–1.6) | 1.8, (1.3–2.6) | 4.1, (3.2–5.2) |