Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Diabetes. Oct 15, 2024; 15(10): 2058-2069
Published online Oct 15, 2024. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v15.i10.2058
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of study participants
Characteristic
Total
HGI < 0.5
HGI ≥ 0.5
P value
Participants, n (%)12972 (56)57 (44)
Age (years), mean ± SD54.84 ± 12.5653.33 ± 12.2856.75 ± 12.750.414
Female70 (54)35 (49)35 (61)0.148
BMI (kg/m2)24.52 ± 3.1124.33 ± 12.1424.76 ± 6.620.392
Duration of diabetes (months), medians (IQR)73 (109.5)73 (85.17)97.33 (127.77)0.287
Diabetes therapy, n (%)
    Diet only25 (19)18 (25)7 (12)0.077
    Sulfonylurea21 (16)11 (15)10 (18)0.812
    Metformin58 (45)27 (38)31 (54)0.075
    α-glucosidase inhibitor33 (26)18 (25)15 (26)0.865
    DPP4 inhibitor28 (22)18 (25)10 (18)0.391
    SGLT-2 inhibitor5 (4)3 (4)2 (4)0.848
    CSII/MDI35 (27)15 (21)20 (35)0.071
SBP (mmHg), mean ± SD127.35 ± 14.09126.22 ± 13.51128.77 ± 14.790.375
DBP (mmHg), mean ± SD80.84 ± 9.1979.79 ± 8.0682.18 ± 10.370.104
TC (mmol/L), mean ± SD4.39 ± 1.074.33 ± 1.024.46 ± 1.130.790
TG (mmol/L), mean ± SD1.63 ± 1.261.63 ± 1.481.64 ± 0.930.285
LDL-C (mmol/L), mean ± SD2.68 ± 0.892.60 ± 0.862.78 ± 0.920.275
HDL-C (mmol/L), mean ± SD1.13 ± 0.481.19 ± 0.581.07 ± 0.300.216
Laboratory HbA1c (%), mean ± SD6.63 ± 1.275.95 ± 0.717.43 ± 1.30< 0.001a
Hemoglobin (g/L), mean ± SD133.84 ± 14.68136.33 ± 13.21131.70 ± 15.920.085
Hemotocrit (%), mean ± SD0.40 ± 0.040.41 ± 0.040.39 ± 0.050.042a
Red cell distribution width (%), mean ± SD0.13 ± 0.010.13 ± 0.010.13 ± 0.010.556
Hypoglycemia, n (%)4910 (14)39 (67)< 0.001a
Table 2 Continuous glucose monitoring parameters
Characteristic
Total
HGI < 0.5
HGI ≥ 0.5
P value
Participants, n (%)12972 (56)57 (44)
GMI (%), mean ± SD6.09 ± 0.676.11 ± 0.706.06 ± 0.630.752
Average glucose (mmol/L), mean ± SD7.11 ± 1.067.13 ± 1.107.08 ± 1.020.885
SDBG (mmol/L), mean ± SD1.67 ± 0.641.59 ± 0.631.77 ± 0.640.961
CV (%), mean ± SD22.89 ± 7.6521.41 ± 6.7824.76 ± 8.310.017a
MAGE (mmol/L), mean ± SD4.08 ± 1.813.88 ± 1.724.35 ± 1.910.742
LAGE (mmol/L), mean ± SD8.86 ± 3.038.26 ± 2.899.63 ± 3.060.005a
MODD (mmol/L), medians (IQR)1.40 (0.70)1.30 (0.50)1.50 (0.60)0.024a
TIR (% of time 39-10 mmol/L), medians (IQR)90 (17)93.50 (13)86 (16)0.002a
TBR (% of time < 3.9 mmol/L), medians (IQR)1 (5)0 (2)2 (11)< 0.001a
TAR (% of time > 10 mmol/L), medians (IQR)6 (13)4.50 (11)8 (12)0.068
Table 3 Clinical markers of glycemia variables for hypoglycemia analyzed by univariate and multiple logistic regression analyses
Univariate logistic regression
Multiple logistic regression
χ2
P value
OR (95%CI)
Wald χ2
P value
OR (95%CI)
Sex (female/male)0.820.370.73 (0.36-1.45)
Age4.250.04a0.42 (0.19-0.96)
BMI0.090.771.11 (0.55-2.25)
Laboratory HbA1c0.360.550.81 (0.41-1.62)
Hemotocrit1.810.181.75 (0.78-3.95)
MBG4.260.04a0.45 (0.21-0.96)9.05< 0.01a0.17 (0.05-0.54)
SDBG9.74< 0.01a3.44 (1.58-7.47)5.300.02a5.37 (1.28-22.46)
LAGE3.410.077.56 (0.88-64.67)
MAGE6.950.01a2.62 (1.28-5.35)
MODD0.320.571.36 (0.46-4.01)
HGI6.98< 0.01a2.65 (1.29-5.44)4.650.03a2.46 (1.09-5.58)
Use of insulin and/or sulfonylurea0.300.581.22 (0.60-2.51)