Research Article

Development and Validation of a Hypoglycemia Risk Model for Intensive Insulin Therapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Comparison of the demographic and clinical characteristics of the hypoglycemic and nonhypoglycemic groups.

Patient characteristicsHypoglycemic groupNonhypoglycemic group or value valueOdds ratio, 95% confidence interval

Sex
 Male86 (65.65)86 (68.25)0.1970.6571.12 (0.67, 1.89)
 Female45 (34.35)40 (31.75)
Age (years)
 ≥6061 (46.56)53 (42.06)0.5270.4681.20 (0.73, 1.96)
 <6070 (53.44)73 (57.94)
BMI (kg/m2)
 ≥2464 (48.85)71 (56.35)1.4470.2290.74 (0.45, 1.21)
 <2467 (51.15)55 (43.65)
Waist-hip ratio
 Central obesity62 (47.69)70 (55.56)1.5840.2080.73 (0.45, 1.19)
 Normal68 (52.31)56 (44.44)
Course of disease (years)
 ≥1051 (38.93)51 (40.48)0.0640.8000.94 (0.57, 1.55)
 <1080 (61.07)75 (59.52)
HbA1c (%)
 ≥7117 (89.31)115 (91.27)0.2800.5970.80 (0.35, 1.83)
 <714 (10.69)11 (8.73)
FBG (mmol/L)
 ≥767 (51.15)82 (65.08)5.1180.0240.56 (0.34, 0.93)
 <764 (48.85)44 (34.92)
Total insulin dose (IU)
 ≥3183 (63.36)95 (75.40)4.3720.0370.56 (0.33, 0.97)
 <3148 (36.64)31 (24.60)
Total treatment time (days)
 ≥7115 (87.79)99 (78.57)3.9140.0481.96 (1.00, 3.85)
 <716 (12.21)27 (21.43)
Fasting C-peptide (nmol/L)
 >0.6613 (10.48)29 (23.77)7.6680.0060.38 (0.18, 0.76)
 ≤0.66111 (89.52)93 (76.23)
Fasting insulin (mu/L)
 >9.2939 (29.77)63 (50.00)10.980<0.0010.42 (0.25, 0.71)
 ≤9.2992 (70.23)63 (50.00)
Diabetic nephropathy
 Yes29 (22.14)29 (23.02)0.0280.8661.05 (0.59, 1.89)
 No102 (77.86)97 (76.98)
Hypertension
 Yes48 (36.64)50 (39.68)0.2520.6161.14 (0.69, 1.88)
 No83 (63.36)76 (60.32)
Cardiovascular disease
 Yes42 (32.06)44 (35.20)0.2830.5951.15 (0.69, 1.93)
 No89 (67.94)81 (64.80)
AST (U/L)
 >409 (6.87)12 (9.52)0.6030.4380.70 (0.28, 1.73)
 ≤40122 (93.13)114 (90.48)
ALT (U/L)
 >2534 (26.15)49 (40.50)5.8240.0160.52 (0.31, 0.89)
 ≤2596 (73.85)72 (59.50)
BUN (mmol/L)
 >8.212 (9.16)16 (13.22)1.0510.3050.66 (0.30, 1.46)
 ≤8.2119 (90.84)105 (86.78)
Cr (μmol/L)
 ≥6685 (64.89)64 (51.20)4.9250.0261.76 (1.07, 2.91)
 <6646 (35.11)61 (48.80)

. BMI: body mass index; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin A1c; FBG: fasting blood glucose; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: glutamic-pyruvic transaminase; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; Cr: creatinine.