Table 1 STAR cohort patient demographics and GC performance statistics

Patient demographics

Number of patients

221

Number hours of GC

21,769

Age

64.0 [54.0–72.0]

Sex (% Male)

66.1

ICU length of stay

8.4 [3.1–15.3]

Days on GC

2.2 [1.2–3.9]

Admission to GC start (h)

17.5 [7.3–53.8]

Operative (%)

29.0

APACHE II score

21.0 [16.0–27.0]

ICU mortality (%)

28.0

GC performance statistics

BG mean per patient

6.66 [6.36–7.21]

BG SD per patient

1.17 [0.85–1.65]

% Time in targeted band (4.4–8.0 mmol/L) per patient

88.42 [77.42–94.44]

% Time in targeted band (4.4–8.0 mmol/L) cohort

83.2

% Time < 4.4 mmol/L cohort

1.35

# Patients < 2.2 mmol/L

4

Patients fed PN (%)

46.8

Mean days on PN

2.0 [1.0–5.8]

Mean PN per day (% caloric goal)

6.4 [1.5–14.5]