Admission hyperglycemia increases the risk of death in patients with acute stroke. However, the most appropriate cut-off of glucose level indicating an increased risk of short-term mortality remains unknown.We aimed at establishing the optimum cut-offs of several variables (including admission blood glucose levels) predicting case-fatality (72hours, 7days) and unfavorable outcome [modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score 5-6 at 7 days] in consecutive first-ever acute ischemic stroke. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were constructed.Eight hundred eleven consecutive patients were included [median age of 77 (69-83) years; 418 (52\%) male; 239 (30\%) diabetics; median admission National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) 7 (4-12), 32 (4\%) dead within 72hours; 64 (8\%) dead within day 7; 155 (19\%) with unfavorable outcome]. Median admission glucose levels were 113 (97-155)mg/dL. Diabetics had significantly higher median glucose levels than non-diabetics [163 (133-214) vs. 107 (92-123) mg/dL, p<0.001]. According to ROC analysis, the only significant predictive value of glycemia was ≥143mg/dL for 72-hour fatality (sensitivity 88\% and specificity 70\%) especially in non-diabetics (sensitivity 88\% and sensitivity 62\%). This cut-off point was an independent predictor for 72-hour fatality (overall: OR=4.0, CI=1.6-9.9, p=0.003; non-diabetics: OR=4.9, CI=1.7-14.5, p=0.004). The cut-offs of fasting total cholesterol levels and admission leukocytes had poor predictive values for each outcome, while those of admission NIHSS had good discrimination in predicting short-term outcome measures.Admission hyperglycemia (≥143mg/dL) is a strong and an independent predictor for 72-hour fatality, especially in patients with no prior history of diabetes mellitus.

Predictive value of admission blood glucose level on short-term mortality in acute cerebral ischemia.

EUSEBI, PAOLO;PACIARONI, Maurizio;CASO, Valeria;AGNELLI, Giancarlo
2012

Abstract

Admission hyperglycemia increases the risk of death in patients with acute stroke. However, the most appropriate cut-off of glucose level indicating an increased risk of short-term mortality remains unknown.We aimed at establishing the optimum cut-offs of several variables (including admission blood glucose levels) predicting case-fatality (72hours, 7days) and unfavorable outcome [modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score 5-6 at 7 days] in consecutive first-ever acute ischemic stroke. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were constructed.Eight hundred eleven consecutive patients were included [median age of 77 (69-83) years; 418 (52\%) male; 239 (30\%) diabetics; median admission National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) 7 (4-12), 32 (4\%) dead within 72hours; 64 (8\%) dead within day 7; 155 (19\%) with unfavorable outcome]. Median admission glucose levels were 113 (97-155)mg/dL. Diabetics had significantly higher median glucose levels than non-diabetics [163 (133-214) vs. 107 (92-123) mg/dL, p<0.001]. According to ROC analysis, the only significant predictive value of glycemia was ≥143mg/dL for 72-hour fatality (sensitivity 88\% and specificity 70\%) especially in non-diabetics (sensitivity 88\% and sensitivity 62\%). This cut-off point was an independent predictor for 72-hour fatality (overall: OR=4.0, CI=1.6-9.9, p=0.003; non-diabetics: OR=4.9, CI=1.7-14.5, p=0.004). The cut-offs of fasting total cholesterol levels and admission leukocytes had poor predictive values for each outcome, while those of admission NIHSS had good discrimination in predicting short-term outcome measures.Admission hyperglycemia (≥143mg/dL) is a strong and an independent predictor for 72-hour fatality, especially in patients with no prior history of diabetes mellitus.
2012
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