Table 1 Demographic data

Subjects (n)

24

44

Age (years)

52 (45, 60)

52 (47, 57)

Sex (n) Male

19 (79%)

36 (82%)

Body Mass Index (kg/m ² )

26 (23, 28)

27 (25, 29)

APACHE II Score:

Admission †

21 (11 to 38)

20 (7 to 40)

Day of Study†

16 (6 to 27)

16 (4 to 30)

Admission diagnosis

Trauma

6 (25%)

13 (30%)

Pneumonia/Respiratory

5 (21%)

13 (30%)

Sepsis (Other source)

4 (17%)

5 (12%)

Neurosurgical/Neurology

4 (17%)

3 (7%)

Burn injury

2 (8%)

3 (7%) 3 (7%)

Cardiac surgery/

2 (8%)

Cardiology

4 (9%)

Pancreatitis

1 (4%)

Time from admission to study day (days) †

4 (1 to 10)

8 (1 to 38)*

Insulin administered during study (number (%))

0 (0%)

20 (45%) **

Sedative and analgesic drugs administration ¹ (number (%))

16 (67%)

21 (48%)

Serum creatinine (μmol/l)

68 (19 to 248)

66 (29 to 357)