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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 3 Multivariable linear regression analysis of the association with admission c-peptide levels (nmol/l)

From: The effect of insulin administration on c-peptide in critically ill patients with type 2 diabetes

Variable

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

Crude estimate (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted estimatea (95% CI)

P value

Insulin-requiring diabetes

 No

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Yes

−0.9 (−1.9 to 0.09)

0.07

−0.9 (−1.8 to −0.04)

0.04

Creatinine level, per 10 µmol/l

0.05 (0.02 to 0.08)

0.003

0.05 (0.02 to 0.08)

0.002

  1. aInsulin administration within 24 h before admission c-peptide measurement, admission blood glucose level, HbA1c and APACHE III score were not retained in the model. Backward selection was used to include variables with P < 0.1 in the final model
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