Table 1.

Glucose and L/P Ratio as Mean ± SD

	Blood glucose (mmol/liter)	SC-glucose (mmol/liter)a	NIB area (mmol/liter)	IB area (mmol/liter)	L/P ratio NIB area	L/P ratio IB area
Initial 12 hours	7.8 ± 2.1 (n = 12)	4.5 ± 2.6 (n = 12)	2.8 ± 1.7 (n = 11)	1.9 ± 1.2 (n = 8)	23.1 ± 12.2 (n = 11)	22.1 ± 8.8 (n = 8)
3 days in NICU	5.7 ± 2.3 (n = 12)	7.4 ± 1.6 (n = 12)	3.1 ± 1.9 (n = 12)	1.6 ± 1.1 (n = 8)	19.9 ± 8.1 (n = 12)	24.7 ± 7.4 (n = 8)
Normal values	4.0–6.0b	4–5c	1.7 ± 0.9d		23 ± 4d

^aSC-glucose, SC glucose levels.

^bKarolinska University Hospital Solna, Department of Clinical Chemistry.

^cMicrodialysis values with a perfusion rate of 0.3 ml/min obtained from subcutaneous adipose tissue in healthy subjects.24

^dMicrodialysis values with a perfusion rate of 0.3 ml/min obtained from normal human brain²⁹