title: Normal glucose values are associated with a lower risk of mortality in hospitalized patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Hyperglycemia is a common condition in hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between glycemia upon admission and mortality in a heterogeneous group of adult patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 3-year records released from a general hospital were associated with a plasma glucose dataset of its general laboratory. A matched case-control study was implemented (3,338 case-control subject pairs). All-patient refined diagnosis-related groups and the relative risk of death were the matching criteria. A multivariate conditional logistic regression model was used to evaluate the associations between death and glycemia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Higher in-hospital mortality was associated with hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia, whereas lower risk was observed for values between 78 and 101 mg/dl.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our data confirm the relation between glycemia upon admission and mortality and suggest that slightly increased or decreased plasma glucose can be linked with increased mortality risk.
authors: Diabetologia ASO San Giovanni Battista of Turin, Turin, Italy. abruno@molinette.piemonte.it
authors: Alberto
authors: A
authors: Bruno
authors: Dario
authors: D
authors: Gregori
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Caropreso
authors: Fulvio
authors: F
authors: Lazzarato
authors: Michele
authors: M
authors: Petrinco
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: Pagano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose