Risk factors associated with mortality in individuals with type 2 diabetes following an episode of severe hypoglycaemia. Results from a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe hypoglycaemia may pose significant risk to individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), and evidence surrounding strategies to mitigate this risk is lacking.

Methods

Data was re-analysed from a previous randomised controlled trial studying the impact of nurse-led intervention on mortality following severe hypoglycaemia in the community. A Cox-regression model was used to identify baseline characteristics associated with mortality and to adjust for differences between groups. Kaplan-Meier curves were created to demonstrate differences in outcome between groups across different variables.

Results

A total of 124 participants (mean age = 75, 56.5% male) were analysed. In univariate analysis, Diabetes Severity Score (DSS), age and insulin use were baseline fac

SUBMITTER: Pearson SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8801660 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature