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Table 2 ICU patient energy expenditure and nutrient intake per group

From: Malabsorption and nutritional balance in the ICU: fecal weight as a biomarker: a prospective observational pilot study

 

< 350 g/day feces

(normal stools)

> 350 g/day feces

(diarrhea)

P value

Energy expenditure

TEE (kcal/day) c

2,068 ± 380

2,044 ± 361

0.872

Nutrient intake

   

Energy (gross)

   

(kcal/day) d

2,218 ± 626

1,941 ± 335

0.186

(kcal/kg/day)

29.1 ± 9.2

26.3 ± 6.1

0.370

Fat (g/day)

77.7 ± 22.4

72.0 ± 16.6

0.457

Protein (g/day)

93.1 ± 25.1

85.5 ± 17.9

0.372

(g/kg/day)

1.2 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.4

0.729

Carbohydrate (g/day)

236.9 ± 62.8

216.6 ± 35.8

0.335

  1. cTEE, total energy expenditure; n = 29. dEnergy intake is calculated as gross energy intake, not as energy intake available for metabolization (as is usual with regular calculation of nutrient intake)
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