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Table 4 Impact of the method of glucose determination on variability measures.

From: Glycemic variability and glucose complexity in critically ill patients: a retrospective analysis of continuous glucose monitoring data

Variability measures derived from:

CGMS values

(174 patients)

BGA values

(174 patients)

Pvalue

Number of glucose measurements

140 209

3497

 

GLI

178 ± 188

301 ± 380

<0.01

Mean daily delta (mmol/L)

4.65 ± 2.06

3.10 ± 1.50

<0.01

SD (mmol/L)

1.24 ± 0.52

1.35 ± 0.57

<0.01

  1. BGA, blood gas analyzer; CV, coefficient of variation; GLI, glucose lability index: SD, standard deviation.
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