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Table 2 Patient characteristics

From: Current clinical nutrition practices in critically ill patients in Latin America: a multinational observational study

Characteristic

Total (N = 1053)

Age, years

 Mean (SD)

58.6 (19.0)

 Median (range)

61.0 (18.0–99.0)

Sex, n (%)

 Male

602 (57.2)

 Female

451 (42.8)

Height, cm

 Mean (SD)

163.3 (9.6)

 Median (range)

170.0 (135.0–196.0)

Mean weight, kg (SD)

 Screening Day

  Mean (SD)

68.8 (17.6)

  Median (range)

66.0 (30.0–195.0)

 Admissiona

  Mean (SD)

71.2 (18.8)

  Median (range)

70.0 (30.0–240.0)

Mean BMI, kg/m2 (SD)

25.8 (6.1)

 Age <70 years

25.6 (6.4)

 Age ≥70 years

26.0 (5.6)

BMI, n (%)

 <18.5 kg/m2

69 (6.6)

 18.5 to <20 kg/m2

57 (5.4)

 20 to <22 kg/m2

131 (12.4)

 22 to <30 kg/m2

609 (57.8)

 ≥30 kg/m2

187 (17.8)

Type of nutrition, n (%)

 Enteral nutrition only

841 (79.9)

 Parenteral nutrition only

99 (9.4)

 Both parenteral and enteral nutrition

113 (10.7)

Primary reason for ICU admission, n (%)b

 Respiratory

315 (30.0)

 Neurologic

234 (22.3)

 Sepsis

210 (20.0)

 Trauma

102 (9.7)

 Abdominal

95 (9.0)

 Other

86 (8.2)

 Not available

8 (0.8)

Time since ICU admission, daysb

 Mean (SD)

27.6 (62.2)

 Median (range)

10.0 (0–465.0)

Duration of ICU stay on Screening Day, n (%)b

 0–5 days

301 (28.7)

 6–9 days

192 (18.3)

 ≥10 days

557 (53.0)

Comorbid conditions, n (%)c

 0

137 (14.2)

 1–5

795 (82.2)

  ≥ 5

35 (3.6)

APACHE II score, n (%)

 <15

389 (36.9)

 15 to <20

266 (25.3)

 20 to <28

282 (26.8)

 ≥28

116 (11.0)

SOFA score, n (%)

 <6

482 (45.8)

 6 to <10

369 (35.0)

 ≥10

202 (19.2)

 Requirement for invasive respiratory support, n (%)

799 (75.9)

  1. Abbreviations: APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, BMI body mass index, ICU intensive care unit, SD standard deviation, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment
  2. aN = 896
  3. bN = 1050
  4. cN = 967