Preoperative Fasting Time and Its Association with Hypoglycemia during Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Elective Procedures at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Table 3
Multivariable logistic regression of sociodemographic and clinical variables with hypoglycemia just after induction among pediatric patients undergoing elective procedures at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019.
Variables
Category
Hypoglycemic (≤54 mg/dl)
Normoglycemic (>54 mg/dl)
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
value
Residence
Addis Ababa
10 (18.5)
64 (31.4)
1
1
Outside of Addis Ababa
44 (81.5)
140 (68.6)
2.01 (0.95-4.25)
2.3 (1.02-5.35)
0.001
Order of NPO
Before midnight
13 (24.1)
92 (45.1)
1
1
After midnight
36 (66.7)
96 (47.1)
0.37 (0.18-0.75)
0.22 (0.33-4.45)
0.61
After morning
5 (9.3)
7 (3.4)
0.19 (0.05-0.72)
0.06 (0.009-0.45)
0.006
Source
Outpatient
37 (68.5)
131 (64.2)
1
1
Inpatient
17 (31.5)
73 (35.8)
1.21 (0.63-2.30)
1.71 (1.01-4.97)
0.03
Duration of fasting from solid (in hours)
≤6
4 (9.3)
6 (3.7)
1
1
6-8
4 (9.3)
7 (4.3)
1.16 (0.2-6.8)
0.3 (0.02-6.43)
0.43
>8
35 (81.4)
151 (92.1)
2.87 (0.77-10.7)
2.3 (1.45-19.35)
0.002
Significant at . COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odd ratio; NPO: nothing per mouth; CI: confidence interval.
