Skip to main content

Table 4 Difference in dosage of insulin in first and last day of hospitalization in each the groups

From: Glycemic control with a basal-bolus insulin protocol in hospitalized diabetic patients treated with glucocorticoids: a retrospective cohort study

 

Insulin dose(units) mean ± SD in first day of hospitalization

Insulin dose(units) mean ± SD in last day of hospitalization

P-value

Steroid treated patients

39.3 ± 19.8 [36]

46.8 ± 21.7 [44]

0.0098

Untreated patients

42.5 ± 18.1 [40]

43.9 ± 18.9 [40]

0.13