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Table 3 Characteristics of the hyperglycemia episode in all 66 exposed infants*.

From: Short and long term outcome of neonatal hyperglycemia in very preterm infants: a retrospective follow-up study

N = 66

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

SD

Age at onset of hyperglycemia (d)

3.2

1

19

3.7

Number of hypoglycemic episodes

0.3

0

6

0.9

Mean glucose level (mmol/L)

12.9

10.1

21.9

2.3

Mean glucose intake (mg/kg/min)

6.3

3.4

11.0

1.3

Mean insulin infusion rate (U/kg/h)

0.06

0.01

0.34

0.06

Duration of hyperglycemia (h)

34

12

169

25

Duration of insulin infusion (h)

129

3

754

132

  1. * Including deaths and infants lost to follow-up.