Research Article

Polymorphic Basal Rates of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion among Taiwanese Children with Type 1 Diabetes

Table 3

Insulin dose at continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) therapy.

All stagesStage 1 or 2Stage 3 or 4Stage 5Young adult (>18 years old)

Prepump TDD (U/kg)1.13 ± 0.421.13 ± 0.371.00 ± 0.291.25 ± 0.531.01 ± 0.230.382
Postpump TDD (U/kg)0.87 ± 0.22*0.95 ± 0.230.85 ± 0.180.87 ± 0.25*0.78 ± 0.14*0.438
Chang of TDD (%)20.8 ± 22.810.8 ± 22.521.1 ± 32.925.4 ± 19.421.6 ± 14.10.233
Basal insulin (U/kg/day)0.31 ± 0.070.32 ± 0.080.34 ± 0.080.31 ± 0.070.27 ± 0.040.252
Basal insulin proportion (% of TDD)36.5 ± 6.333.6 ± 4.739.6 ± 6.436.8 ± 6.335.5 ± 7.10.226
C/I10.2 ± 4.212.9 ± 5.412.7 ± 4.89.0 ± 2.67.3 ± 1.50.001**
ISF56.4 ± 13.666.7 ± 15.061.2 ± 13.552.5 ± 11.748.1 ± 8.00.001**

Data are mean ± standard deviation or percentage.
*Significant difference () as compared with the prepump TDD by paired -test (two-tailed).
for linear trend <0.05 by ANOVA test.
TDD: total daily dose; C/I: carbohydrate to insulin ratio; ISF: insulin sensitivity factor.