Research Article

In-Hospital Mortality and Its Predictors among Hospitalized Diabetes Patients: A Prospective Observational Study

Table 7

Bivariate and multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression to identify predictors of in-hospital mortality among DM patients admitted to JMC from October 01, 2020, to June 30, 2021.

VariablesCategoryDiedCHR (95% CI) valueAHR (95% CI) value
YesNo

SexMale146710.12210.134
Female2370.31 (0.07−1.37)0.134 (0.07−1.43)

ResidenceUrban103610.01710.019
Rural6683.51 (1.25−9.85)3.46 (1.12−9.81)

Age (mean + SD)50.21 + 19.351.04 (1.004−1.062)0.0271.03 (1.001−1.059)0.04

Educational statusNo formal education6520.198 (0.059−0.664)0.0090.27 (0.07−1.09)0.06
Primary3270.224 (0.054−0.935)0.040.31 (0.06−1.57)0.16
Secondary1100.419 (0.05−3.503)0.4220.43 (0.05−3.78)0.45
College and above61511

Type of DMT1DM32910.508
T2DM13751.53 (0.435−5.37)

Previous admission to JMCYes8350.707 (0.264−1.89)0.49
No8691

Newly diagnosed DMYes2312.811 (0.638−12.388)0.1721.85 (0.40−8.50)0.42
No147311

DKAYes2574.94 (1.11−21.87)0.0365.01 (1.12−21.88)0.038
No144711

PneumoniaYes5301.26 (0.43−3.71)0.667
No11741

Antidiabetic medication before admissionYes147310.18210.76
No2310.364 (0.08−1.60)0.78 (0.17−3.67)

Nonantidiabetic medication use before admission (CVD drugs)Yes123810.0110.021
No4660.224 (0.072−0.702)0.135 (0.04−0.457)

Presence of diabetic complicationsYes16510.022 (0.0003−1.445)0.0740.71 (0.47−5.39)0.91
No05311

RBS immediately before discharge or deathControlled77410.0310.085
Poorly controlled9303.005 (1.12−8.10)2.42 (0.884−14.89)

Comorbidity number1 comorbidity01011
2 comorbidities0240.07 (0−4.07)0.9720.004 (0.07−9.52)0.969
3 comorbidities3170.297 (0.234−28.21)0.3612.21 (0.198−24.77)0.519
4 comorbidities5144.23 (1.05–38.62)0.2015.845 (0.495−68.99)0.161
5 comorbidities3610.48 (1.08−101.12)0.049.65 (1.07−19.59)0.043
6 comorbidities4119.17 (2.11−173.81)0.00914.02 (1.74−21.15)0.015

DM related admissionYes5652.452 (0.848−7.09)0.0981.324 (0.402−4.365)0.644
No113911