Hyperglycemia related to high-dose glucocorticoid use in noncritically ill patients

Table 1 Baseline clinical and therapeutic characteristics of studied patients (n = 32)

	Total (n = 32)	CGC¹(ALL) (n = 12)	CyGC²(NHL) (n = 20)	P^ 1 *vs.* 2
Age (yrs.)*	38.4 ± 18.7	34.3 ± 21.5	40.8 ± 16.7	0.35
Gender, n (%)
Male	15 (46.8)	6 (50)	9 (45)	0.82
Female	17 (53.2)	6 (50)	11 (55)	0.76
BMI ^†
<20	2 (6.3)	1 (8.3)	1 (5)	0.88
20-24.9	7 (21.9)	2 (16.7)	5 (25)	0.45
25 – 29.9	14 (43.7)	4 (33.3)	10 (50)	0.23
≥30	9 (28.1)	5 (41.7)	4 (20)	0.19
W/H ratio, n (%)
≥0.8	29 (90.6)	9 (75)	20 (100)	0.81
<0.8	3 (9.4)	3 (25)	0	0.12
PAD mg/patient
8 weeks	-	4,200	1,500	-
12 weeks	-	-	2,500	-
AN, n (%)	4 (12.5)	2 (16.7)	2 (10)	0.70
Family history DM, n (%)	20 (62.5)	10 (83.3)	10 (50)	0.11

*Values are mean ± SD.
^ Significant P value = ≤ 0.05.
^†BMI = weight in kilograms by the square of the height in meters.
CGC, Continuous glucocorticoid regimen; CyGC, cyclic glucocorticoid regimen; ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; NHL, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; GC, Glucocorticoids; BMI, Body-Mass Index; W/H ratio, waist to hip ratio; PAD, prednisone accumulative dose; AN, acanthosis nigricans; and DM, diabetes mellitus.

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