Table 2.
Mean glucose level, glycemic variability and glycemic events
| Reference blood glucose | Comparative CGM reading | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of comparative glucose readings | 532 | 532 | |
| Readings per patient | 28 [18/34] | 28 [18/34] | |
| Mean glucose level per patient (mg/dl) | 133.8 [128.4/147.5] | 133.7 [124.3/150.1]* | |
| Glucose variability per patient measured in SD (mg/dl) | 24.8 [19.9/35.2] | 32.5 [25.2/42.2]§ | |
| Glycemic events: number and percentage of n = 19 patients | |||
| Severe hypoglycemia (≤40 mg/dl) | 1 (5.3 %) | 1 (5.3 %) | |
| Moderate hypoglycemia (41–70 mg/dl) | 1 (5.3 %) | 10 (52.6 %) | |
| Euglycemia (71–149 mg/dl) | 19 (100 %) | 19 (100 %) | |
| Moderate hyperglycemia (150–179 mg/dl) | 18 (94.7 %) | 19 (100 %) | |
| Severe hyperglycemia (>179 mg/dl) | 15 (78.9 %) | 11 (57.9 %) | |
| Glycemic events: number and percentage of n = 532 readings | 158 (29.7 %) | 188 (35.3 %) | |
| Severe hypoglycemia (≤40 mg/dl) | 1 (0.2 %) | 1 (0.2 %) | Chi-square test: p < 0.001 for crosstabulation see supplement |
| Moderate hypoglycemia (41–70 mg/dl) | 2 (0.4 %) | 15 (2.8 %) | |
| Euglycemia (71–149 mg/dl) | 374 (70.3 %) | 344 (64.7 %) | |
| Moderate hyperglycemia (150–179 mg/dl) | 96 (18.0 %) | 101 (19 %) | |
| Severe hyperglycemia (>179 mg/dl) | 59 (11.1 %) | 71 (13.3 %) | |
n = 19 patients
Results are expressed as median with interquartile range or as absolute numbers with percentages
SD standard deviation
* p = 1.0; § p = 0.002