Risk Factors for Hyperglycemic Emergency Department Visits in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes: History of Depression as a Key Predictor.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To identify risk factors for hyperglycemia in emergency department visits within 1 year following type 2 diabetes diagnosis.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, electronic medical record data from 3333 adult patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes across 57 primary care clinics in West Michigan between April 2021 and January 2023 were analyzed. The primary outcome was hyperglycemia at ED encounters within 12 months of diagnosis. General linear/Cox regression models were used to identify risk factors, adjusting for demographics, clinical characteristics, and medications.

Results

Of 3333 patients (mean age 61.8 years, 56.9% male), 68 (2.0%) experienced hyperglycemia-related ED visits during follow-up. Key risk factors included history of depression (a

SUBMITTER: Muller F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12414123 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature