Table 6 Relationship between glycemic control and infectious complications determined through Pearson linear correlation (r)
Pneumonia / 1000 ventilator days | p value | Tracheobronchitis / 1000 ventilator days | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean plasma glucose level | r = 0.512 | 0.65 | r = 0.778 | 0.43 |
Mean capillary glucose level | r = 0.749 | 0.46 | r = 0.933 | 0.23 |
Administered insulin | r = 0.863 | 0.33 | r = 0.985 | 0.11 |
Mean capillary glucose on day 1 | r = 0.988 | 0.09 | r = 0.980 | 0.12 |
Variability (GLI) days 1–28 | r = 0.978 | 0.13 | r = 0.989 | 0.09 |
Variability (GLI) days 1–7 | r = 0.962 | 0.17 | r = 0.997 | 0.05 |
Variability (SD) days 1–28 | r = 0.713 | 0.49 | r = 0.912 | 0.26 |
Variability (SD) days 1–7 | r = 0.969 | 0.16 | r = 0.995 | 0.06 |
Coefficient of glycemic variation days 1–28 | r = 0.967 | 0.16 | r = 0.995 | 0.06 |
Coefficient of glycemic variation days 1–7 | r = 0.961 | 0.17 | r = 0.997 | 0.04 |