Fasting and nutrient-stimulated plasma peptide-YY levels are elevated in critical illness and associated with feed intolerance: an observational, controlled study

Table 1 Demographic details and admission diagnoses of critically ill patients

Patient	Age (years)	BMI (kg/m²)	Days in ICU	Admission APACHE II	Feed-tolerant	Renal function	Inotrope support	IV propofol (mg/24 hours)	IV lipid associated with propofol (g/24 hours)	Nutrient load	Admission diagnosis
1	36	27	3	26	No	Normal	No	1,200	12.0	1 kcal/minute	Head injury
2	69	31	3	23	Yes	Normal	No	2,400	24.0	1 kcal/minute	Meningitis
3	27	20	10	18	No	Normal	No	6,000	60.0	1 kcal/minute	Head injury
4	66	33	5	26	No	Impaired	No	1,200	12.0	1 kcal/minute	Pancreatitis
5	23	25	5	21	No	Normal	Nor A	720	7.2	1 kcal/minute	Multi-trauma
6	59	19	13	30	Yes	Normal	Nor A	4,800	48.0	1 kcal/minute	Sepsis
7	57	35	7	37	No	Impaired	A	1,200	12.0	1 kcal/minute	Sepsis
8	23	26	10	25	Yes	Normal	No	1,680	16.8	1 kcal/minute	Burn injury
9	72	29	6	21	Yes	Impaired	Nor A	1,200	12.0	1 kcal/minute	Sepsis
10	53	29	3	27	No	Impaired	Nor A	4,800	48.0	2 kcal/minute	Sepsis
11	41	41	9	18	No	Normal	No	1,200	12.0	2 kcal/minute	Sepsis
12	74	35	5	27	Yes	Impaired	A	1,440	14.4	2 kcal/minute	Cardiac failure
13	27	26	2	26	No	Normal	Nor A	480	4.8	2 kcal/minute	Pancreatitis
14	47	27	8	19	Yes	Normal	No	6,000	60.0	2 kcal/minute	Multi-trauma
15	66	34	4	28	No	Impaired	No	1,200	12.0	2 kcal/minute	Cardiac failure
16	55	29	9	30	Yes	Normal	No	480	4.8	2 kcal/minute	SDH
17	36	27	11	29	No	Normal	No	960	9.6	2 kcal/minute	Multi-trauma
18	55	21	7	22	Yes	Normal	No	3,120	31.2	2 kcal/minute	Multi-trauma
19	59	20	6	29	Yes	Normal	Nor A	720	7.2	2 kcal/minute	Sepsis

A, adrenaline; APACHE, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; BMI, body mass index; ICU, intensive care unit; IV, intravenous; Nor A, noradrenaline; SDH, subdural haemorrhage.

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