Prevalence and determinants of hyperglycemia in very low birth weight infants: cohort analyses of the NIRTURE study.

Objectives: To investigate the prevalence and determinants of hyperglycemia in the preterm population, as part of the Neonatal Insulin Therapy in Europe (NIRTURE) Trial.

Study Design: We conducted prospective cohort analyses of continuous glucose monitoring data from control infants participating in an international randomized controlled trial. Data were collected from 188 very low birth weight infants (<1500 g).