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Table 2 Univariate analysis of biochemical variables of 142 patient visits with hyperglycemic crises precipitated by infection

From: Cancer history, bandemia, and serum creatinine are independent mortality predictors in patients with infection-precipitated hyperglycemic crises

Variable

Survival (n = 115)

30-day mortality (n = 27)

P-value

All (n = 142)

Laboratory data, mean ± SD

    

Blood glucose (mg/dL)

739.9 ± 311.0

757.3 ± 259.8

0.788

743.2 ± 301.1

WBC (cells/mm3)

15300.0 ± 6406

13700.0 ± 5909

0.250

15000.0 ± 6324

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

13.1 ± 2.6

12.5 ± 3.0

0.314

12.9 ± 2.7

Platelet (1000/mm3)

247.5 ± 103.1

203.5 ± 82.2

0.041

239.2 ± 100.7

Osmolarity (mOsm/kg)*

335.6 ± 33.0

335.4 ± 28.6

>0.95

346.5 ± 34.5

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)

2.2 ± 1.4

3.3 ± 2.7

0.046

2.4 ± 1.8

Blood pH

7.4 ± 0.1

7.3 ± 0.2

0.208

7.4 ± 0.1

HbA1c (%)

11.2 ± 3.2

10.1 ± 2.7

0.183

11.0 ± 3.1

Bandemia (> 10% band), %

4.3

14.8

0.047

6.3

  1. SD standard deviation, WBC white blood cell count.
  2. *Effective serum osmolarity: 2[measured Na+ (mEq/L)] + [glucose (mg/dL)]/18.
  3. 90.1% (128/142) patients had this test.
  4. 72.2% (83/115) survival patients had this test; 66.7% (18/27) 30-day mortality patients had this test.