Table 2 Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics among children with different values of admission blood glucose
From: U-shaped relationship between early blood glucose and mortality in critically ill children
Blood glucose, mg/dL (mmol/L) | ≤65 (≤3.6) | 65–90 (3.6–5.0) | 90–110 (5.0–6.1) | 110–140 (6.1–7.8) | 140–200 (7.8–11.1) | >200 (>11.1) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 48 (3.6) | 155 (11.5) | 262 (19.4) | 342 (25.4) | 281 (20.8) | 261 (19.3) | Â |
Age, months | 8.0 [2.0–30.0] | 8.0 [2.0–24.0] | 11.5 [3.0–37.5] | 9.0 [3.0–32.3] | 12.0 [5.0–48.0] | 12.0 [4.0–36.0] | 0.002 |
Gender, male, n | 27 (56.3) | 103 (66.5) | 179 (68.3) | 225 (65.8) | 179 (63.7) | 141 (54.0) | 0.013 |
PRISM III score | 5 [2–12] | 2 [0–5] | 2 [0–5] | 3 [0–6] | 3 [0–6] | 7 [4–14] | <0.001 |
Mechanical ventilationa, n | 14 (29.8) | 20 (12.8) | 30 (11.5) | 54 (15.8) | 60 (21.4) | 95 (36.4) | <0.001 |
MODS ≥3b, n | 13 (27.7) | 9 (5.8) | 7 (2.7) | 20 (5.8) | 16 (5.7) | 60 (23.0) | <0.001 |
PICU mortality, n | 16 (34.0) | 10 (6.4) | 14 (5.3) | 13 (3.8) | 16 (5.7) | 60 (23.0) | 0.003 |