Table 3

Adjusted ORs for complications and mortality by BMI including all glycemic groups

Composite complicationsIn-hospital mortality
Unadjusted OR*Model 1†Model 2‡Unadjusted OR*Model 1†Model 2‡
Underweight1.58 (1.18 to 2.12)1.58 (1.18 to 2.12)1.35 (1.12 to 1.62)1.62 (0.66 to 3.95)1.74 (0.71 to 4.26)1.13 (0.69 to 1.87)
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)0.95 (0.86 to 1.05)1.02 (0.62 to 1.68)1.03 (0.73 to 1.70)0.90 (0.67 to 1.21)
Obesity grade 10.82 (0.70 to 0.95)0.82 (0.71 to 0.96)0.96 (0.86 to 1.07)1.25 (0.77 to 2.04)1.34 (0.82 to 2.20)0.91 (0.65 to 1.27)
Obesity grade 20.74 (0.62 to 0.89)0.76 (0.63 to 0.91)0.96 (0.83 to 1.11)0.88 (0.47 to 1.63)1.02 (0.54 to 1.90)1.20 (0.80 to 1.79)
Obesity grade 30.88 (0.74 to 1.06)0.91 (0.76 to 1.10)0.97 (0.83 to 1.13)0.93 (0.49 to 1.74)1.21 (0.63 to 2.33)0.84 (0.51 to 1.39)
  • 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 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.