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Table 3 Risk factors associated to glucocorticoid-induced hyperglycemia

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

 

OR

95% CI

P*

Age

0.75

0.15 – 3.7

0.73

BMI †

0.33

0.66 – 1.47

0.13

W/H Ratio

0.89

0.134 – 5.88

0.90

AN

0.40

0.48 – 3.34

0.39

DM FH

2.14

0.464 – 9.90

0.33

GC Regimen (CGC vs. CyGC)

2.00

1.29 – 3.1

0.003*

  1. *Significant P value ≤ 0.05.
  2. †BMI = weight in kilograms by the square of the height in meters.
  3. OR, Odds Ratio; CI 95%, 95% Confidence Interval; BMI, Body Mass Index; W/H, waist-to-hip ratio; AN, acanthosis nigricans; DM FM, diabetes mellitus family history; GC, glucocorticoid; CGC, continuous glucocorticoid regimen, and CyGC, Cyclic Glucocorticoid regimen.
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

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