Table 1: Patient characteristics according to initial serum glucose level.

 

ALL

GLYCEMIA 70 - 200

GLYCEMIA <  70

p (<  70 vs 70 - 200)

GLYCEMIA > 200

p (> 200 vs 70 - 200)

Sex (% men)

55.5

55.3

68.4

ns

55

ns

Age (years)

77.3 (14.3)

77 (14.6)

71.4 (15.8)

ns

79 (12.5)

0.038

REMS

10 (2.8)

9.8 (2.8)

10 (3.2)

ns

10,9 (2.8)

< 0.001

Charlson

2.3 (2.1)

2.2 (2.1)

4.3 (2.6)

< 0.001

2,4 (1.9)

ns

Diabetes (%)

26.9

19.9

42.1

0.018

64.3

< 0.001

Na+ (mEq/L)

139 (6.3)

139 (6.1)

140 (9.1)

ns

138 (7.1)

ns

K+ (mEq/L)

4.5 (0.8)

4.5 (0.75)

4(1.2)

ns

4.6 (1)

ns

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

12.2 (2.5)

12,1 (2.5)

10.8 (3.1)

0.031

12.6 (2.5)

0.008

Leucocytosis (%)

50.4

47.3

26.3

ns

70.6

< 0.001

Thrombocytopenia (%)

10.1

9.8

31.6

0.002

9.5

ns

Glomerular filtrate (ml/min)

57.2 (29.6)

58.6 (29.6)

51.7 (46.3)

ns

49.9 (26.1)

< 0.001