Prevalence and associated factors of hospitalization for dysglycemia among elderly type 2 diabetes patients: A nationwide study

Table 1 Baseline characteristics

Characteristics	All
N	11404
Age (yr)	72.9 ± 5.5
65-75	8055 (70.6)
> 75	3349 (29.4)
Male	3594 (31.5)
Duration of diabetes (yr)	7.5 ± 4.4
Hypertension	9831 (86.2)
Dyslipidemia	8048 (70.6)
Cancer	96 (0.8)
Dementia	24 (0.2)
Depression	106 (0.9)
Cerebrovascular disease	451 (4.0)
Cardiovascular disease	1129 (9.9)
Peripheral artery disease	82 (0.7)
Peripheral neuropathy	448 (3.9)
Diabetic retinopathy	688 (6.0)
Smoking	326 (2.9)
Insulin	2385 (20.9)
BMI (kg/m2)	24.3 ± 4.3
< 17.5	391 (3.6)
17.5-22.9	3992 (36.6)
23.0-27.9	4655 (42.6)
≥ 28.0	1882 (17.2)
HbA1C (%)	7.5 ± 1.9
< 7.0	3760 (43.7)
7.0-8.5	2892 (33.6)
> 8.5	1947 (22.6)
eGFR (mL/min per 1.73 m2)	54.7 ± 21.5
≥ 60	4034 (38.5)
< 60	6448 (61.5)
Prevalence (%)
Dysglycemia-related hospitalization	558 (4.9)
Hypoglycemia-related hospitalization	356 (3.1)
Diabetic ketoacidosis related hospitalization	11 (0.1)
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state-related hospitalization	16 (0.1)
Hyperglycemic dehydration syndrome-related hospitalization	192 (1.7)

BMI: Body mass index; HbA1C: Hemoglobin A1C; eGFR: Estimated glomerular filtration rate.