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Table 3 Anthropometric and biochemical measurements of patients

From: Estimation of energy requirements for mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients using nutritional status

 

Underfeeding (n = 15)

Appropriate feeding (n = 20)

Overfeeding (n = 19)

Measurement

Day 1

Day 7

Day 1

Day 7

Day 1

Day 7

Anthropometric measurements

      

   Current weight (kg)

64.5 ± 11.1

62.9 ± 9.0

63.1 ± 13.0

63.9 ± 12.9

52.7 ± 7.9

56.6 ± 9.4

   Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.7 ± 3.6

23.1 ± 3.1

23.8 ± 4.2

24.1 ± 4.6

21.1 ± 4.0

23.1 ± 5.5

   Triceps skinfold (mm)

11.6 ± 5.8

10.3 ± 5.6

11.5 ± 5.1

12.0 ± 5.9

10.8 ± 5.4

11.7 ± 7.7

   Mid-arm circumference (mm)

282.3 ± 33.4a

259.5 ± 37.2b

271.5 ± 38.0

273.5 ± 42.0

245.9 ± 37.9

245.6 ± 34.8

   Mid-arm muscle circumference (mm)

245.8 ± 26.1a

227.2 ± 27.0b

235.5 ± 30.7

235.7 ± 32.6

212.0 ± 29.5

208.8 ± 30.9

   Arm muscle area (mm2)

4861.7 ± 998.9a

4164.5 ± 968.0b

4485.8 ± 1167.2

4503.2 ± 1250.1

3641.7 ± 988.2

3541.8 ± 989.9

Biochemical measurements

      

   Albumin (g/dl)

2.5 ± 0.2

2.4 ± 0.4

2.3 ± 0.5

2.5 ± 0.6

2.5 ± 0.6

2.4 ± 0.4

   Prealbumin (mg/dl)

10.0 ± 2.8

10.5 ± 3.8

11.9 ± 6.5

11.5 ± 3.8

11.7 ± 6.9

14.1 ± 6.4

   Total lymphocyte count (mm3)

727.3 ± 651.7

1094.4 ± 776.9

856.3 ± 994.4

1319.8 ± 1080.4

1064.3 ± 1305.0

915.0 ± 478.8

   Creatinine height index (%)

76.2 ± 25.9

70.7 ± 36.6

68.9 ± 24.2

57.1 ± 29.0

67.2 ± 25.1

66.4 ± 23.3

   Nitrogen balance

-6.7 ± 6.0

-7.6 ± 7.2

-2.8 ± 4.5

0.04 ± 5.1

-1.9 ± 5.1

-1.7 ± 4.3

  1. Values presented as mean ± standard deviation.