Abstract:Objective To explore the risk factors for the occurrence of hyperglycemia after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and establish a predictive model.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 90 TBI patients admitted to Wuxi People's Hospital affiliated with Nanjing Medical University from January 2022 to June 2023. Patients were categorized into the non-hyperglycemia group (65 cases) and hyperglycemia group (25 cases) based on clinical diagnostic criteria for stress-induced hyperglycemia. Clinical data were compared between the two groups. Univariate and multivariate stepwise logistic regression analyses were employed to identify risk factors for hyperglycemia after TBI. A predictive model for hyperglycemia following TBI was constructed, and the diagnostic value of the model was analyzed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.Results In the hyperglycemia group, patients aged ≥ 45 years, severe injury, use of glucose, APACHE Ⅱ score ≥ 15, consciousness disorders, and higher brain edema percentage were significantly more common compared to the non-hyperglycemia group (P < 0.05). Multivariate stepwise logistic regression analysis revealed that age ≥ 45 years [O^R = 1.768 (95% CI: 1.129, 2.769) ], severe injury [O^R = 1.773 (95% CI: 1.307, 2.405) ], use of glucose [O^R = 1.891 (95% CI: 1.356, 2.637) ], APACHE Ⅱ score ≥ 15 [O^R = 1.232 (95% CI: 1.053, 1.441) ], consciousness disorders [O^R = 1.578 (95% CI: 1.254, 1.986) ], and brain edema [O^R = 517 (95% CI: 1.224, 1.880) ] were all risk factors for hyperglycemia after TBI (P < 0.05). Based on the multivariate logistic regression analysis, age, injury severity, use of glucose, APACHE Ⅱ score, consciousness disorders, and brain edema were included in the predictive model, Logit (P) = -3.758 + 0.570 × age + 0.573 × injury severity + 0.637 × use of glucose + 0.209 × APACHE Ⅱ score + 0.456 × consciousness disorders + 0.417 × brain edema. The predictive model demonstrated an accuracy of 85.6% (95% CI: 0.826, 0.906), sensitivity of 90.3% (95% CI: 0.842, 0.925), and specificity of 94.1% (95% CI: 0.874, 0.953) in predicting hyperglycemia after TBI.Conclusion The occurrence of hyperglycemia after TBI is influenced by factors such as age, injury severity, use of glucose, APACHE Ⅱ score, consciousness disorders, and brain edema. Establishing a predictive model can effectively assess the occurrence of hyperglycemia.