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Table 3 Caloric balance on day –1a

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

Per protocol population (N = 1053)

Caloric targetb

Mean

Median

 kcal

1609.1 (447.4)

1611.0 (1320.5; 1900.0)

 kcal/kg

26.0 (7.3)

25.0 (21.5; 30.0)

Caloric intake

Mean

Median

 kcal

1463.2 (683.1)

1465.5 (1000.0; 1800.0)

 kcal/kg

24.0 (11.8)

23.9 (16.0; 30.1)

Caloric balance

Mean

Median

 kcal

–146.1 (653.0)

–19.0 (–460.0; 71.5)

 kcal/kg

–2.0 (10.6)

–0.2 (–7.1; 1.2)

Patients with caloric deficit (n = 424 [40.3%])

Caloric targetb

Mean

Median

 kcal

1703.7 (446.5)

1700.0 (1400.0; 2000.0)

 kcal/kg

26.7 (7.0)

25.0 (22.2; 30.0)

Caloric intake

Mean

Median

 kcal

1014.9 (463.7)

1000.0 (700.0; 1327.5)

 kcal/kg

15.8 (7.2)

15.8 (10.7; 20.8)

Caloric balance

Mean

Median

 kcal

–688.8 (455.2)

–577.0 (–928.5; –327.5)

 kcal/kg

–10.8 (7.0)

–9.2 (–14.9; –5.3)

  1. Abbreviations: Q1 lower quartile, Q3 upper quartile, SD standard deviation
  2. aData are presented as mean (±SD) and median (Q1; Q3)
  3. bClinician-derived daily caloric target