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Table 4 Brain glucose: multifactorial associations

From: Nutritional support and brain tissue glucose metabolism in poor-grade SAH: a retrospective observational study

Characteristic

Estimate (95% confidence interval)

P- Value

Enteral feeds (cal/kg/hour)

  

   0 to 0.068

(Reference)

 

   0.069 to 0.697

0.012 (-0.007, 0.032)

0.680

   0.70 to 2.16

-0.006 (-0.036, 0.024)

0.213

Insulin administration (units)

  

   0

(Reference)

 

   1 to 2

0.018 (-0.014, 0.049)

0.275

   > 2

0.039 (0.003, 0.076)

0.036

Serum glucose (mmol/L)

0.036 (0.027, 0.045)

0.000

Lactate/pyruvate ratio ≤ 40

0.089 (0.027, 0.152)

0.032

Insulin administration (units) * LPR ≤ 40

  

   Insulin administration > 2 units * LPR ≤ 40

(Reference)

 

   Insulin administration 1 to 2 units * LPR ≤ 40

-0.048 (-0.091, -0.005)

0.005

   Insulin administration 0 units* LPR ≤ 40

-0.059 (-0.122, 0.004)

0.062