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Table 2 Patients' characteristics by nutritional group (female patients)

From: Optimal nutrition during the period of mechanical ventilation decreases mortality in critically ill, long-term acute female patients: a prospective observational cohort study

 

E-/P-1

(n = 32)

E+/P-2

(n = 35)

E-/P+3

(n = 1)

E+/P+4

(n = 34)

Total

(n = 102)

Age (years)

   Mean (SD)

62.59 (21.90)

67.54 (12.86)

78 (-)

63.47 (16.26)

64.74 (17.20)

   Median (range)

72.5 (19–88)

71 (26–84)

78

68 (20–86)

70 (19–88)

Height (cm)

   Mean (SD)

169 (6.89)

164.8 (6.60)

173 (-)

163.24 (5.73)

165.68 (6.80)

   Median (range)

170 (152–180)

165(152–178)

173

163.5 (150–175)

165 (150–180)

Weight (kg)

   Mean (SD)

68.75 (12.88)

68.8 (13.81)

58 (-)

59.47 (9.68)

65.57 (12.87)

   Median(range)

67.5 (36–101)

65 (50–112)

58

59.5 (40–78)

65 (36–112)

BMI (kg/m2)

   Mean (SD)

24.08 (4.31)

25.34 (4.85)

19.4(-)

22.28 (3.14)

23.87 (4.32)

   Median(range)

23.45(12.5–34.6)

24.7 (17.3–39.7)

19.4

22.25(15.6–30.1)

23.55 (12.5–39.7)

APACHE

II

    

   Mean (SD)

19.62 (7.17)

21.31 (7.43)

20 (-)

21.56 (7.32)

20.85 (7.25)

   Median(range)

18.5 (7–36)

18 (8–35)

20

21 (9–46)

20 (7–46)

HGI (mmol/L)5

   Mean (SD)

1.014 (0.44)

1.259 (0.51)

1.48 (-)

1.048 (0.41)

1.115 (0.46)

   Median (range)

0.95 (0.38–2.51)

1.15 (0.55–2.54)

1.48

1.02 (0.45–2.12)

1.07 (0.38–2.54)

LOV6

   Mean (SD)

13.66 (10.66)

28.66 (20.43)

11 (-)

28.82 (21.70)

23.83 (19.50)

   Median (range)

12 (3–59)

22 (7–91)

11

22 (3–102)

18 (3–102)

LOS ICU7

   Mean (SD)

15.81 (10.72)

31.31 (20.50)

17 (-)

31.44 (22.72)

26.35 (19.97)

   Median (range)

14.5 (3–59)

24 (9–91)

17

25 (4–110)

21 (3–110)

LOS hospital8

   Mean (SD)

37.47 (34.38)

50.83 (36.49)

43 (-)

55.38 (34.70)

48.08 (35.51)

   Median (range)

26 (4–176)

43 (10–181)

43

51 (9–162)

40 (4–181)

Energy intake (kcal/day)

   Mean (SD)

1364 (355.04)

1624 (227.02)

1673 (-)

1603 (269.83)

1536 (298.96)

   Median

1413

1601

1673

1592

1547

   Range

65–1992

1170–2046

 

818–209265-2092

 

Energy cumulative end balance (kcal)

   Mean

-5467.66

-1335.34

-3955

2765.82

-1290.38

   SD

3909.27

3189.68

(-)

5349.70

348.33

   Median

-5049

-813

-3955

1549

-1212.5

   Range

-20533 -836

-10630 +3390

 

-6057 +18354

-20533 +18354

Protein intake (g/day)

   Mean (SD)

53.79 (18.92)

65.97 (16.33)

75.36 (-)

80.34 (11.83)

67.03 (19.02)

   Median (range)

55.82 (0–89)

69.52 (4–84)

75.36

79.79 (56–100)

69.55 (0–100)

% days energy goal not reached

   Mean (SD)

58.85 (21.61)

21.77 (8.66)

45.45 (-)

17.00 (11.50)

32.05 (23.54)

   Median(range)

58.57 (29–100)

21.43 (7–44)

45.45 (45–45)

16.67 (0–44)

25.41 (0–100)

% days protein goal not reached

   Mean (SD)

72.42 (25.77)

63.83 (29.05)

45.45 (-)

20.96 (11.60)

52.06 (32.20)

   Median(range)

78.18 (22–100)

64.71 (14–100)

45.45 (45–45)

17.31 (0–50)

45.45 (0–100

Admission diagnosis (%)

   Trauma

9.4%

5.7%

-

2.9%

5.9%

   Sepsis

15.6%

8.6%

-

11.8%

11.8%

   Resp. Insuff

25.0%

34.3%

-

41.2%

33.3%

   Post-surgical

31.2%

34.3%

-

23.5%

29.4%

   Neurological

9.4%

8.6%

100%

14.7%

11.8%

   Post-resuscit

9.4%

8.6%

-

5.9%

7.8%

   Total

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Mortality (%)

   ICU

25%

25.7%

0%

11.8%

20.6%

   28-day

28.1%

17.6%

0.%

5.9%

16.7%

   Hosp

31.2%

34.3%

0%

26.5%

30.4%

SMR

 

0.74

0.74

-

0.31

0.58

  1. 1E-/P- = energy and protein targets not reached
  2. 2E+/P- = energy target reached and protein target not reached
  3. 3E-/P+ = energy target not reached and protein target reached
  4. 4E+/P+ = energy and protein targets reached
  5. 5HGI = hyperglycemic index, see methods
  6. 6LOV = length of ventilation
  7. 7LOS ICU = length of stay at intensive care unit
  8. 8LOS hospital = length of stay in hospital
  9. 9SMR = standardized mortality rate; observed mortality/predicted mortality
  10. APACHE = acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; SD = standard deviation.