Influence of acute hyperglycemia in human sepsis on inflammatory cytokine and counterregulatory hormone concentrations

Table 1 Details of control and IGT groups

Variable	Control group (n = 20)	IGT subject (n = 20)
Age, y	41 ± 4	42 ± 6
Sex, M/F, n	13 / 7	12 / 8
Body mass index, kg/m2	21.11 ± 1.22	20.12 ± 1.43
Plasma glucose, mmol/L	5.22 ± 0.89	7.23 ± 0.73a
Plasma insulin, pmol/L	72.00 ± 14.83	82.95 ± 10.23a
Plasma glucagon, pmol/L	80.75 ± 12.98	90.90 ± 15.54a
Plasma cortisol, mmol/L	0.68 ± 0.11	0.79 ± 0.12b
IL-6, pg/ml	3.18 ± 0.64	3.63 ± 0.43a
TNF-α, pg/ml	4.66 ± 0.70	5.99 ± 0.76b
APACHE ‖ score	7(4 - 10)	10(7 - 15)a
Sepsis score	10(8 - 16)	15(10 - 25)a

All data were the mean (s.d.), except APACHE‖ score and sepsis score which were the median (range). APACHE, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation.

^aP < 0.05 vs. control group.

^bP < 0.01 vs control group.