Comparison of the Effect of Enteral Feeding through the Bolus and Continuous Methods on Serum Phosphorus and Glucose Levels in Patients with Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 3

Comparison of the glucose level in the intervention and control groups every 6 hours, and in the bolus and continuous feeding groups during one week of intervention, 2018.

Group	One hour before the intervention			One week after the intervention			Paired t-test
Glucose level	Mean	SD	Maximum; Minimum	Mean	SD	Maximum; Minimum
Day 1	174.61	58.10	89.50; −315	134.44	36.34	91.50; −203	t = −2.41 df = 32
Day 2	166.29	62.98	79.25; −350.50	142.27	4.59	97; −225	t = −1.32 df = 32
Day 3	163.42	54.74	85.50; −318	145.95	4.52	95.50; −227.25	t = −1.05 df = 32
Day 4	167.80	54.85	79.50; −298.50	141.8	43.30	95.50; −239.25	t = −1.57 df = 32
Day 5	162.20	58.67	81.50; −302.50	144.77	44.35	96.25; −247.25	t = 0.97 df = 32
Day 6	159	53.17	84.75; −300.50	144.39	39.46	108; −230	t = 0.90 df = 32
Day 7	163.85	51.76	102.2; −307.25	141.64	39.87	104; −241.25	t = 1.40 df = 32
ANOVA test of repeated data	= 1.15			= 1.91