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Table 1 Patients characteristics

From: Basic and clinical assessment of initial distribution volume of glucose in hemodynamically stable pediatric intensive care patients

 

1 g

2 g

p

Glucose load

   

  N (M/F)

45 (24/21)

10 (4/6)

0.5

  Age (years)

3.0 ± 1.9 (2.0, 1.0 to 5.0)

6.4 ± 1.4 (6.5, 5.0 to 8.0)

<0.001

  Height (cm)

90 ± 14 (87, 79 to 104)

119 ± 8.9 (119, 111 to 124)

<0.001

  Body weight (kg)

12.7 ± 3.7 (12.0, 9.7 to 15.6)

22.0 ± 3.7 (22.3, 19.2 to 24.0)

<0.001

  Body surface area (m2)

0.55 ± 0.13 (0.53, 0.45 to 0.67)

0.85 ± 0.1 (0.84, 0.80 to 0.91)

<0.001

  Plasma glucose (mg/dL)a

106 ± 31 (102, 82 to 128)

120 ± 18 (119, 106 to 131)

0.2

  IDVG (L)

1.86 ± 0.53 (1.74, 1.45 to 2.30)

2.83 ± 0.57 (2.68, 2.48 to 3.17)

<0.001

  IDVGI (mL/kg)

148 ± 22 (147, 131 to 166)

129 ± 20 (124, 111 to 155)

0.02

  Ke-glucose (/min)

0.100 ± 0.034 (0.100, 0.075 to 0.122)

0.068 ± 0.017 (0.065, 0.057 to 0.084)

0.003

  AIC

−29.7 ± 5.22 (−28.7, −32.5 to −26.1)

−32.5 ± 7.5 (−33.0, −35.6 to −28.0)

0.18

Surgical procedures or diagnosis

   

  ASD operation

11

7

 

  PDA operation

4

1

 

  Fallot operation

6

  

  VSD operation

6

  

  Fontan operation

4

  

  Bi-directional Glenn operation

4

  

  Other cardiovascular operation

4

1

 

  Lung resection

2

  

  Brain operation

1

  

  Abdominal operation

1

  

  Sepsis

1

  

  Respiratory failure

1

  

  Major burn

 

1

 
  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD (median, interquatile range) or as number of patients.
  2. aPlasma glucose concentration immediately before glucose challenge.
  3. IDVG initial distribution volume of glucose, IDVGI IDVG based on preoperative body weight, Ke-glucose disappearance rate of glucose from plasma, AIC Akaike's information criterion, ASD atrial septal defect, PDA patent ductus arteriosus, VSD ventricular septal defect.