Table 2.

Variables, Patient Features, and Coefficient Values Applicable in the ICU-MM

Variable	Unit	Variable	Unit
G	mg/dl	I2	μU/ml
X	1/min	FI	μU/min
I1	μU/ml	FG	mg/min

Patient feature	Unit	Value
BM	kg	Body mass
VG	dl	1.6 BM5
VI	ml	120 BM5
Gb	mg/dl	Basal glycemia
Ib	μU/ml	Basal insulin

Coefficient	Unit	Value
P1	1/min	−1.31 × 10−2a
P2	1/min	−1.35 × 10−2a
P3	ml/(min2 μU)	2.90 × 10−6a
h	mg/dl	136a
n	1/min	0.13a
α	1/min	3.11
β	min	1
γ	$\frac{\frac{\text{μU}}{\text{ml}}\frac{\text{dl}}{\text{mg}}}{{\min }^2}$	5.36 × 10−3a

^aAs initial value for the model estimation process, mean model coefficient values for the obese–low glucose tolerance patient group, described in Bergman et al.,⁹ are used.