Glucose < 180 mg/dl

n = 108

Glucose > 180 mg/dl

n = 151

p value

Male Gender

94 (87)

130 (86.1)

0.83

Age (years )

50.7 ± 12.6

50.4 ± 12.1

0.85

Duration of stay in hospital in days

12.5 (7 - 18.7)

13 (7 - 20)

0.7

Duration of ICU stay

17 (10.8 - 27.3)

21 (16.3 - 28.8)

0.44

Admission glucose

156.5 ± 50.5

292 ± 150.1

<0.001

Average Glucose over initial 24 hours

134.8 ± 23.7

267.3 ± 73.5

<0.001

Hba1c

7.3 ± 1.6

9.9 ± 2.6

<0.001

C-reactive protein

86 (26.3 - 153)

109 (48 - 199)

0.03

D-dimer

0.97 (0.5 - 2)

1.2 (0.6 - 2.8)

0.15