Table 4

Adjusted ORs for complications and mortality by BMI and glycemic status

Composite complicationsIn-hospital mortality
Unadjusted OR*Model 1†Model 2‡Unadjusted OR*Model 1†Model 2‡
Patients with diabetes
 Underweight1.58 (1.18 to 2.12)1.58 (1.18 to 2.12)1.25 (0.87 to 1.79)1.62 (0.66 to 3.95)1.74 (0.71 to 4.26)1.33 (0.43 to 4.09)
 Normal1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
 Overweight0.87 (0.75 to 1.01)0.87 (0.75 to 1.01)0.94 (0.79 to 1.12)1.02 (0.62 to 1.68)1.03 (0.73 to 1.70)1.08 (0.60 to 1.93)
 Obesity grade 10.82 (0.70 to 0.95)0.82 (0.71 to 0.96)0.92 (0.77 to 1.10)1.25 (0.77 to 2.04)1.34 (0.82 to 2.20)1.58 (0.88 to 2.84)
 Obesity grade 20.74 (0.62 to 0.89)0.76 (0.63 to 0.91)0.87 (0.70 to 1.08)0.88 (0.47 to 1.63)1.02 (0.54 to 1.90)1.34 (0.66 to 2.73)
 Obesity grade 30.88 (0.74 to 1.06)0.91 (0.76 to 1.10)1.06 (0.85 to 1.33)0.93 (0.49 to 1.74)1.21 (0.63 to 2.33)1.58 (0.73 to 3.44)
Patients without diabetes with hyperglycemia
 Underweight1.61 (1.25 to 2.07)1.63 (1.26 to 2.10)1.66 (1.15 to 2.38)0.84 (0.44 to 1.59)0.84 (0.44 to 1.61)0.73 (0.34 to 1.55)
 Normal1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
 Overweight0.75 (0.65 to 0.86)0.74 (0.65 to 0.86)0.91 (0.75 to 1.11)0.96 (0.69 to 1.33)0.96 (0.69 to 1.33)1.02 (0.67 to 1.56)
 Obesity grade 10.78 (0.66 to 0.92)0.79 (0.67 to 0.93)1.00 (0.80 to 1.25)0.95 (0.65 to 1.40)0.97 (0.66 to 1.44)0.87 (0.52 to 1.46)
 Obesity grade 20.76 (0.61 to 0.94)0.77 (0.62 to 0.96)0.97 (0.73 to 1.31)1.50 (0.97 to 1.59)1.56 (1.01 to 2.41)1.64 (0.92 to 2.92)
 Obesity grade 30.74 (0.58 to 0.94)0.75 (0.59 to 0.97)0.95 (0.67 to 1.34)0.81 (0.44 to 1.47)0.85 (0.46 to 1.57)0.85 (0.38 to 1.89)
Patients without diabetes with normoglycemia
 Underweight1.62 (1.34 to 1.97)1.60 (1.32 to 1.95)1.27 (0.96 to 1.69)1.65 (0.80 to 3.42)1.70 (0.82 to 3.51)1.57 (0.66 to 3.74)
 Normal1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)1 (Reference)
 Overweight0.71 (0.63 to 0.80)0.70 (0.62 to 0.79)0.96 (0.81 to 1.14)0.61 (0.37 to 1.02)0.62 (0.37 to 1.02)0.58 (0.30 to 1.15)
 Obesity grade 10.73 (0.64 to 0.84)0.73 (0.63 to 0.84)0.95 (0.77 to 1.17)0.42 (0.20 to 0.87)0.45 (0.22 to 0.92)0.36 (0.12 to 1.07)
 Obesity grade 20.76 (0.62 to 0.92)0.76 (0.63 to 0.93)1.10 (0.82 to 1.47)0.56 (0.22 to 1.43)0.64 (0.25 to 1.64)0.95 (0.32 to 2.82)
 Obesity grade 30.67 (0.53 to 0.83)0.68 (0.54 to 0.85)0.78 (0.56 to 1.10)0.42 (0.13 to 1.35)0.53 (0.16 to 1.73)0.24 (0.03 to 1.86)
  • BMI categories: underweight (<18.5 kg/m2), normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2), overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2), obesity 1 (30–34.9 kg/m2), obesity 2 (35–39.9 kg/m2), and obesity 3 (>40 kg/m2). Data are reported as OR with 95% CIs.

  • *Crude OR.

  • †Model 1 adjusted for age, gender, race, and BMI.

  • ‡Model 2: model 1+hospital setting (ICU vs non-ICU), admission team (medical vs surgical), admission diagnosis, BG on admission, medical comorbidities, and Charlson comorbidity index.

  • BG, blood glucose; BMI, body mass index; ICU, intensive care unit.