Table 2

Risk ratio of SH with 95% CI and p values for different risk factors 

Risk factorUnivariate analysis—SH risk ratio
95% CI
p Value
Gender1.0 (0.9 to 1.2)0.91
Age (years)
 0–41.1 (0.8 to 1.5)0.62
 5–90.9 (0.8 to 1.1)0.24
 10–141.0
Duration (years)
 1–20.8 (0.7 to 1.0)0.06
 2–30.9 (0.7 to 1.1)0.16
 3–41.0 (0.8 to 1.2)0.99
 4–51.0 (0.8 to 1.2)0.83
 >51.0
Year
 20081.3 (1.0 to 1.6)0.02
 20091.5 (1.3 to 1.8)<0.01
 20101.2 (0.98 to 1.4)0.07
 20111.3 (1.0 to 1.5)0.02
 20121
HbA1c (mmol/mol)
 ≤500.7 (0.6 to 0.9)0.04
 >50−≤600.9 (0.7 to 1.0)0.08
 >60−≤701.0
 >701.0 (0.9 to 1.2)0.91
 Treatment
 Pen versus pump1.3 (1.1 to 1.5)<0.01
Insulin dose (IU/kg/day)
 ≤0.60.8 (0.6 to 1.1)0.07
 >0.6−≤0.81.0
 >0.8−≤1.01.3 (1.1 to 1.6)<0.01
 >1.0−≤1.21.3 (1.1 to 1.6)<0.01
 ≥1.21.2 (1.0 to 1.5)0.09
BMISDS
 ≤ −20.8 (0.4 to 1.8)0.59
 > −2 to ≤−10.8 (0.6 to 1.1)0.16
 >−1 to ≤00.8 (0.7 to 0.98)0.03
 0−≤11.0
 >1−<21.1 (0.9 to 1.3)0.25
 ≥21.0 (0.8 to 1.3)0.85
  • Second column showing results of univariate analyses.

  • BMISDS, body mass index SD score; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; SH, severe hypoglycemia.