Table 1.
Sample Cohort Patient Characteristics.
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Total patients | 41 |
| Control group | 21 |
| Tight glycemic control group | 20 |
| Male | 20 (49%) |
| Multiple birth | 11 (27%) |
| Antenatal steroid exposure | 39 (95%) |
| Maternal diabetes | 1 (2%) |
| Age | |
| Gestational, weeks | 27.2 [26.2-28.7] |
| Postnatal age, days | 9.5 [4 -17] |
| Birth weight | |
| grams | 839 [735-1000] |
| z score | –0.19 [–1.03-0.14] |
| Small for gestational age | 6 (15%) |
| CRIB 2 score | 12 [10-14] |
| Ethnicity | |
| Asian | 9 (22%) |
| Caucasian | 11 (27%) |
| Maori | 17 (41%) |
| Pacific Islander | 4 (10%) |
| Sample data | |
| Number of samples | 54 |
| Day after randomization | 7 [0-14] |
| BGC, mg/dL | 135 [92-189] |
| Plasma insulin concentration, mU/L | 59.0 [99.3-181.9] |
| Plasma C-peptide concentration,nmol/L | 2.3 [1.1-4.2] |
| Cortisol at randomization, μg/dL | 10.1 [9.1-15.1] |
Numbers are presented as median [IQR] or number (% of total). CRIB 2, Clinical Risk Index for Babies.