Research Article
The Potential Diagnostic and Predictive Role of HbA1c in Diabetic, Septic Patients: A Retrospective Single-Center Study
Table 2
Correlations between various laboratory parameters in subgroups of diabetic, SIRS 24 h septic patients.
| | | n | Glucose vs. HbA1c | Urea vs. HbA1c | Creatinine vs. HbA1c | CRP vs. HbA1c | Bilirubin vs. HbA1c | WBC vs. glucose | WBC vs. HbA1c | RBC vs. glucose | RBC vs. HbA1c | THR vs. HbA1c | LOS vs. HbA1c | LOS vs. glucose | LOS vs. WBC |
| | All | 73 | r = 0.74 | Ns | ns | ns | ns | r = −0.29 | r = −0.37 | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | | Males | 26 | r = 0.84 | Ns | ns | ns | r = −0.43 | Ns | r = −0.48 | ns | ns | r = −0.46 | ns | ns | ns | | Females | 47 | r = 0.70 | ns | ns | ns | ns | r = −0.28 | r = −0.32 | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | | Noninsulin | 53 | r = 0.76 | ns | ns | ns | ns | r = −0.28 | r = −0.35 | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | | Insulin | 18 | r = 0.69 | ns | ns | ns | ns | Ns | r = −0.52 | ns | ns | ns | ns | r = 0.57 | ns | | Under 65 yrs | 17 | r = 0.87 | ns | ns | ns | ns | Ns | r = −0.53 | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | | Over 65 yrs | 56 | r = 0.70 | ns | ns | ns | ns | r = −0.28 | r = −0.33 | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | | Not stay within 90 days | 66 | r = 0.77 | ns | ns | ns | ns | r = −0.32 | r = −0.38 | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | | Stay within 90 days | 7 | Ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | Ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
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CRP, C-reactive protein; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; LOS, length of stay in survivors; RBC, red blood cell; THR, thrombocyte; WBC, white blood cell.
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