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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients by tertiles of stress hyperglycemia ratio

From: Association between stress hyperglycemia ratio and delirium in older hospitalized patients: a cohort study

Characteristics

Total (n=487)

Tertile 1 (n=162)

Tertile 2 (n=162)

Tertile 3 (n=163)

P

Age, mean (SD)

83.0 (5.9)

82.8 (5.6)

83.0 (5.9)

83.3 (6.2)

0.81

Male, n (%)

351 (72.0)

118 (72.8)

107 (66.0)

126 (77.3)

0.08

BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)

22.8 (3.5)

22.5 (3.1)

23.2 (3.9)

22.9 (3.6)

0.17

Married, n (%)

405 (83.2)

142 (87.7)

133 (82.1)

130 (79.8)

0.15

High school and above, n (%)

337 (69.2)

112 (69.2)

110 (67.9)

115 (70.5)

0.92

Smoker, n (%)

180 (37.0)

59 (36.4)

50 (30.9)

71 (43.6)

0.06

Drinker, n (%)

99 (20.3)

27 (16.7)

34 (21.0)

38 (23.3)

0.32

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

184 (37.8)

60 (37.0)

57 (35.2)

67 (41.1)

0.53

Emergency admission, n (%)

51 (10.5)

14 (8.6)

10 (6.2)

27 (16.6)

0.01

Blood glucose, mmol/L, mean (SD)

6.7 (3.0)

5.1 (1.2)

6.2 (1.6)

8.8 (3.9)

<0.001

Hypoglycemia, n (%)

8 (1.6)

8 (4.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

<0.001

Hyperglycemia, n (%)

93(19.1)

5 (3.1)

20 (12.3)

68 (41.7)

<0.001

HbA1c, %, mean (SD)

6.4 (1.2)

6.5 (1.3)

6.4 (1.2)

6.4 (1.2)

0.51

SHR, median (IQR)

0.81 (0.72-0.96)

0.69 (0.64-0.72)

0.81 (0.78-0.85)

1.05 (0.96-1.22)

<0.001

WBC, ×109/L, mean (SD)

6.7 (2.7)

6.3 (2.0)

6.5 (2.9)

7.3 (3.0)

0.004

BUN, mmol/l, mean (SD)

7.8 (5.7)

6.9 (3.4)

6.9 (4.2)

9.5 (8.1)

<0.001

Creatinine, umol/L, median (IQR)

82.0 (66.8-100.0)

78.5 (66.6-94.0)

78.0 (64.0-93.3)

89.0 (71.0-117.9)

0.001

Albumin, g/l, mean (SD)

39.0 (4.6)

39.0 (4.4)

39.5 (4.4)

38.5 (5.0)

0.14

eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2, mean (SD)

73.9 (28.1)

77.1 (25.4)

77.0 (27.2)

67.6 (30.5)

0.003

Infection, n (%)

93 (19.1)

23 (14.2)

25 (15.4)

45 (27.6)

0.003

Pain, n (%)

257 (52.8)

78 (48.1)

93 (57.4)

86 (52.8)

0.25

Anemia, n (%)

133 (27.3)

37 (22.8)

40 (24.7)

56 (34.4)

0.04

Vision impairment, n (%)

168 (34.5)

48 (29.6)

59 (36.4)

61 (37.4)

0.28

Hearing impairment, n (%)

164 (33.7)

52 (32.1)

56 (34.6)

56 (34.4)

0.87

Cognitive impairment, n (%)

137 (28.1)

40 (24.7)

34 (21.0)

63 (38.7)

0.001

ADL, median (IQR)

85 (60-95)

90 (60-100)

90 (64-100)

75 (45-95)

<0.001

CCI, median (IQR)

1 (1-2)

1 (0-2)

1 (1-2)

1 (1-3)

0.10

Statin treatment after admission, n (%)

234 (48.0)

81 (50.0)

87 (53.7)

66 (40.5)

0.05

Hospitalization days, median (IQR)

18 (13-26)

17 (12-24)

18 (13-24)

18 (12-28)

0.38

  1. BMI Body mass index, HbA1c Glycosylated hemoglobin, SHR Stress hyperglycemia ratio, WBC White blood cell, BUN Blood urea nitrogen, eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate, ADL Activities of daily living, CCI Charlson comorbidity index, SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range, eGFR was calculated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation. Statin includes rosuvastatin, atorvastatin, and simvastatin
  2. SHR tertiles: Tertile 1 <0.753, Tertile 2 0.753-0.895, Tertile 3 >0.895