Risk factors and hospital complications in patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic hypoglycemia
| Symptomatic hypoglycemia | Asymptomatic hypoglycemia | P values | |
| Risk factors | |||
| Reduced oral intake | 49 (39) | 48 (48) | 0.15 |
| eGFR <60 at time of episode | 69 (51) | 62 (56) | 0.42 |
| Liver disease | 7 (5) | 3 (3) | 0.52 |
| Heart failure | 29 (21) | 16 (14) | 0.17 |
| Infection | 50 (36) | 33 (31) | 0.33 |
| Other medications | |||
| Antibiotics | 45 (33) | 35 (31) | 0.82 |
| Beta blockers | 47 (34) | 45 (40) | 0.32 |
| History of previous hypoglycemia episodes | 0.2±0.4 | 0.1±0.4 | 0.44 |
| Complications | |||
| Inpatient complications | 30 (22) | 29 (27) | 0.41 |
| Cardiovascular event | 4 (3) | 6 (5) | 0.35 |
| Nosocomial infection | 4 (3) | 6 (5) | 0.35 |
| Respiratory failure | 0 (0) | 6 (5) | 0.0075 |
| Acute kidney injury | 16 (12) | 16 (14) | 0.53 |
| Stroke | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 0.20 |
| Gastrointestinal bleed | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 0.59 |
| Transfusion | 0 (0) | 3 (3) | 0.09 |
Data are n (%).
eGFR, estimated glomerular rate filtration.