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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients.

From: Strict glycaemic control in patients hospitalised in a mixed medical and surgical intensive care unit: a randomised clinical trial

Variable

Standard treatment

Intensive treatment

 

(N = 250)

(N = 254)

Male sex (%)

154 (62)

147 (58)

Age (years)*

47.4 ± 19.3

45.9 ± 20.2

Body-mass index *†

25 ± 4.5

24.6 ± 4,2

History of diabetes (%)

29 (11.6)

32 (12.6)

   Treated with insulin

9 (3.6)

5 (2.1)

Histrory cirrhosis

7 (2.8)

9 (3.5)

History heart failure

3 (1.2)

6 (2.4)

History kidney failure

16 (6.4)

10 (3.9)

History of cancer

9 (3.6)

15 (5.9)

APACHE II – score *‡

15.6 ± 7.6

15.7 ± 6.9

SOFA – scores *§

7.6 ± 3.5

7.3 ± 3.2

Reason for ICU admission (%)

  

   Medical

123 (49.2)

123 (48.4)

   Surgery

37 (14.8)

45 (17.7)

   Trauma

90 (36)

86 (33.9)

Blood glucose on admission (mg/dl) *¶

153.6 ± 67.1

155.3 ± 68.4

  1. * Values presented as mean ± SD.
  2. †The body mass index is the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in metres.
  3. ‡APACHE II = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation. Higher scores reflects more severe critical illness.
  4. §SOFA = Sequencial Organ Failure Assessment. Higher scores reflect more severe organic dysfunction. for the worst values in the six organs during the first 24 hours after enrollment.
  5. ¶To convert the values for glucose to millimoles per litre, multiply by 0.05551.