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Table 4 Glycemic status among patients with diabetes mellitus who have had a stroke, according to heart rate subgroups

From: Association between initial in-hospital heart rate and glycemic control in patients with acute ischemic stroke and diabetes mellitus

 

Mean heart rate

 
 

< 60 bpm

60–69 bpm

70–79 bpm

≥ 80 bpm

p value

HbA1c (%) after admission

7.72 ± 0.15a

8.10 ± 0.08b

8.46 ± 0.06c

8.78 ± 0.07d

< 0.001

Mean HbA1c (%) after discharge

7.06 ± 0.09a

7.26 ± 0.05b

7.40 ± 0.04c

7.49 ± 0.04c

< 0.001

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean
  2. a, b, c, d Values in the same row that do not share the same superscript letter differ significantly
  3. The model was adjusted for age, sex, stroke severity, body mass index, hypertension, dyslipidemia, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, history of cancer before admission, smoking status, levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and alanine aminotransferase, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and the use of beta blockers and insulin. Abbreviations: bpm, beats per minute, HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin
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BMC Endocrine Disorders

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