Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics and nutrition practices
Variable | RBF (n = 46) | VBF (n = 46) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years): mean (SD) | 64.3 (± 14.5) | 64.8 (± 13.4) | 0.870 |
Female: n (%) | 20 (43.5) | 15 (32.6) | 0.283 |
Male: n (%) | 26 (56.5) | 31 (67.4) | |
Weight (kg): mean (SD) | 81.8 (± 26.6) | 84.3 (± 15.7) | 0.598 |
BMI (kg/m2): median (IQR) | 27.2 (22.2–31.7) | 28.1 (24.6–32.4) | 0.238 |
BMI 25–35 kg/m2: n (%) | 20 (43.5) | 30 (65.2) | 0.036 |
BMI < 30 kg/m2: n (%) | 33 (71.7) | 28 (60.9) | 0.270 |
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2: n (%) | 13 (28.3) | 18 (39.1) | |
Admission diagnosis: n (%) | 0.379 | ||
◦ Respiratory | 13 (28) | 19 (41) | |
◦ Cardiovascular | 7 (15) | 10 (22) | |
◦ Surgery | 12 (26) | 8 (18) | |
◦ Other | 14 (31) | 9 (19) | |
APACHE-II: mean (SD) | 18.0 (± 5.8) | 17.2 (± 4.8) | 0.458 |
Diabetes: n (%) | 13 (28.3) | 11 (23.9) | 0.635 |
Daily propofol (ml): median (IQR) | 221.6 (43.3–332.7) | 288.9 (221.7–360.9) | 0.025 |
Days on propofol: median (IQR) | 4.0 (1.6–7.0) | 4.0 (2.0–7.0) | 0.375 |
≥ 1 feed stop: n (%) | 37 (80) | 35 (76) | 0.613 |
Hours without feed: median (IQR) | 488 6.5 (1.0–16.0) | 414 4.0 (1–14) | 0.379 |
Volume prescribed (ml/day): mean (SD) | 1311.9 (± 273.3) | 1322.6 (± 285.3) | 0.843 |
Energy prescribed (kcal/day): mean (SD) | 1755.4 (± 397.9) | 1787.0 (± 283.1) | 0.662 |
Protein prescribed (g/day): median (IQR) | 85.0 (70.0–110.0) | 90.5 (83.0–120.0) | 0.062 |