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Table 3 Logistic regression of outcomes during hospitalization according to FBG/HbA1c quartiles

From: Fasting blood glucose-to-glycated hemoglobin ratio and all-cause mortality among Chinese in-hospital patients with acute stroke: a 12-month follow-up study

Outcomes

FBG/HbA1c

n

Events, n (%)

Crude OR (95% CI)

p Value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p Value

Secondary outcomes: during hospitalization

 Infectious complicationsa

Q1 (≤ 0.81)

214

21 (9.8)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Q2 (0.82–0.91)

212

23 (10.8)

1.12 (0.60–2.09)

0.725

1.13 (0.56–2.24)

0.738

Q3 (0.92–1.06)

210

29 (13.8)

1.47 (0.81–2.68)

0.204

1.14 (0.58–2.23)

0.706

Q4 (≥ 1.07)

210

67 (31.9)

4.31 (2.52–7.36)

 < 0.001

2.37 (1.27–4.43)

0.007

 Pneumoniaa

Q1 (≤ 0.81)

214

19 (8.9)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Q2 (0.82–0.91)

212

14 (6.6)

0.73 (0.35–1.49)

0.381

0.70 (0.30–1.47)

0.669

Q3 (0.92–1.06)

210

21 (10.0)

1.14 (0.59–2.29)

0.693

0.82 (0.39–1.70)

0.818

Q4 (≥ 1.07)

210

48 (22.9)

3.04 (1.72–5.38)

 < 0.001

1.44 (0.73–2.82)

0.573

 Urinary tract infectiona

Q1 (≤ 0.81)

214

3 (1.4)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Q2 (0.82–0.91)

212

6 (2.8)

2.05 (0.51–8.30)

0.315

1.67 (0.39–7.14)

0.488

Q3 (0.92–1.06)

210

5 (2.4)

1.72 (0.41–7.27)

0.464

1.71 (0.38–7.63)

0.458

Q4 (≥ 1.07)

210

8 (3.8)

2.78 (0.73–10.65)

0.134

2.32 (0.53–10.13)

0.265

 NIHSS ≥ 6 post dischargeb

Q1 (≤ 0.81)

214

29 (14.1)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Q2 (0.82–0.91)

212

30 (14.7)

1.05 (0.61–1.83)

0.856

1.22 (0.60–2.49)

0.585

Q3 (0.92–1.06)

210

39 (19.4)

1.47 (0.87–2.49)

0.151

0.81 (0.40–1.62)

0.546

Q4 (≥ 1.07)

210

67 (34.0)

3.15 (1.93–5.14)

 < 0.001

1.63 (0.83–3.22)

0.156

 Dysfunction post discharge (Bathel ≤ 60)b

Q1 (≤ 0.81)

214

81 (31.9)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Q2 (0.82–0.91)

212

88 (41.5)

1.11 (0.74–1.66)

0.630

1.06 (0.64–1.79)

0.818

Q3 (0.92–1.06)

210

114 (51.3)

1.56 (1.04–2.32)

0.030

1.22 (0.74–20.3)

0.442

Q4 (≥ 1.07)

210

139 (66.2)

2.72 (1.82–4.04)

 < 0.001

1.79 (1.06–3.01)

0.029

  1. Quartiles of FBG/HbA1c ratio, Q1 ≤ 0.81, 0.82 ≤ Q2 < 0.91, 0.92 ≤ Q3 < 1.06, Q4 ≥ 1.07
  2. FBG Fasting blood glucose, HbA1c Glycated hemoglobin, NIHSS The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
  3. aAdjusted for sex, age, NIHSS, WBC, type of stroke, diabetes, previous stroke, alcohol abuse, risk of malnutrition, length of hospital stay, and nutrition support
  4. bAdjusted for sex, age, NIHSS, type of stroke, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, hyperlipemia, previous stroke, history of smoking and history of drinking
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