Clinical and biochemical predictors of intensive care unit admission among patients with diabetic ketoacidosis

Table 4 Logistic regression analysis factors predicting intensive care unit admission in diabetic ketoacidosis patients

Characteristics (n)	Unadjusted OR (95%CI)	P value	Adjusted OR (95%CI)	P value adjusted
Age (yr)	1.02 (1.01-1.03)	< 0.001	1.020 (1.006-1.040)	0.010
Male gender	1.47 (1.07-2.02)	0.010	0.86 (0.60-1.20)	0.400
DM diagnosis
T2D	2.08 (1.53-2.83)	< 0.001	1.2 (0.8-1.8)	0.400
Ethnicity
Arab	1	< 0.001	1.70 (1.17-2.56)	0.005
Asian	2.3 (1.7-3.2)
DKA trigger
Non-compliance	1		1
Infection	2.3 (1.5-3.4)	< 0.001	1.90 (1.22-3.06)	0.005
New DM	1.80 (1.17-2.80)	0.007	1.70 (1.06-2.76)	0.020
DKA severity
Mild	1		1
Moderate	2.01 (1.20-3.30)	0.006	2.60 (1.51-4.46)	0.001
Severe	3.90 (2.40-6.30)	< 0.001	4.70 (2.80-7.87)	< 0.001
NSTEMI during hospital stay	6.20 (1.54-25.00)	0.010	8.9 (1.2-66.9)	0.030
COVID-19 infection	14.13 (3-66)	0.001	7.8 (1.5-40.0)	0.010

DKA: Diabetic ketoacidosis; DM: Diabetes mellitus; T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus; COVID-19: Coronavirus disease 2019; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval; OR: Odds ratio.