Table 1 Patients baseline characteristics and admission diagnosis
Patients characteristics (N = 508) | |
|---|---|
Female | 198 (39.0) |
Male | 310 (61.0) |
Age [years] | 65.6 ± 12.9 |
Height [m] | 1.70 ± 0.1 |
Weight [kg] | 85.1 ± 20.5 |
BMI [kg/m2] | 29.0 ± 6.5 |
BMI above 25Â kg/m2 | 375 (73.8) |
BMI above 30Â kg/m2 | 184 (36.2) |
APACHE II [points] | 21.1 ± 7.4 |
BG level at study entry [mmol/l] | 10.6 ± 5.6 |
History of Diabetes | |
Total | 280 (55.1) |
Type 1 | 33 (6.5) |
Type 2 | 244 (48.0) |
Other | 3 (0.6) |
Admission diagnosis | |
Heart insufficiency | 152 (29.9) |
Respiratory insufficiency | 104 (20.5) |
Sepsis, septic shock | 63 (12.4) |
Gastrointestinal disease, bleeding | 38 (7.5) |
Diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis | 21 (4.1) |
Acute pancreatitis | 21 (4.1) |
Cerebral hematoma, bleeding, infarction | 19 (3.7) |
Myocardial infarction | 14 (2.8) |
Vascular diseases | 11 (2.2) |
Renal insufficiency | 11 (2.2) |
Liver diseases | 10 (2.0) |
Infections | 8 (1.6) |
Meningitis/ Encephalitis | 6 (1.2) |
Other | 30 (5.9) |