Relationship of Hyperglycaemia, Hypoglycaemia, and Glucose Variability to Atherosclerotic Disease in Type 2 Diabetes

Table 2

Baseline continuous glucose-monitoring findings of study population.

Patient characteristics ()	Values
Highest value (mmol/L)	13.2 (11.3–15.5)
Lowest value (mmol/L)	3.95 (2.93–5.1)
Mean blood glucose (mmol/L)	7.35 (6.63–8.65)
Standard deviation (mmol/L)	1.9 (1.5–2.3)
Number of high excursions	8 (5–10)
Number of low excursions	0 (0–2)
AUC above 7.8 mmol/L	0.63 (0.23–1.43)
AUC below 3.9 mmol/L	0 (0–0.02)
Duration during 72 hr period with BG above 7.8 mmol/L (%)	37 (19.25–60.75)
Duration during 72 hr period with BG within 3.9–7.8 mmol/L (%)	60 (37.5–77)
Duration during 72 hr period with BG below 3.9 mmol/L (%)	0 (0–4)

Values are expressed as median (IQR). AUC: area under curve.