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Table 2 Demographic, nutrition, clinical, and follow-up characteristics of the study population

From: Medical nutrition therapy and clinical outcomes in critically ill adults: a European multinational, prospective observational cohort study (EuroPN)

Characteristic (n = 1172a)

No. (%) or median [Q1;Q3]

Age, years

66.0 [56.0;74.0]

Sex

 

 Male

745 (63.6)

 Female

427 (36.4)

BMI, kg/m2, n = 1168

26.8 [24.0;31.1]

APACHE II score at ICU admission, n = 1132

18.5 [13.0;26.0]

SOFA score at ICU admission, n = 1042

7.0 [4.0;10.0]

Number of comorbidities at ICU admission

3.0 [1.0;5.0]

Type of ICU admission

 

 Non-surgical emergency

573 (48.9)

 Surgical emergency

360 (30.7)

 Surgical elective

220 (18.8)

 Others

19 (1.6)

Main reason(s) for ICU admissionb

 

 Respiratory

546 (46.6)

 Infection

362 (30.9)

 Cardiac

343 (29.3)

 Hepatic/GI/digestive

279 (23.8)

 Neurological

134 (11.4)

 Renal

126 (10.8)

 Trauma

116 (9.9)

 Others

74 (6.3)

Sedationc

885 (75.5)

Sum of days on sedation, n = 885

5.0 [2.0;10.0]

Vasopressorsc

886 (75.6)

Sum of days on vasopressors, n = 886

4.0 [2.0;8.0]

Ventilatory supportc,d

988 (84.3)

Sum of days on ventilatory support, n = 988

7.0 [4.0;13.0]

Invasive mechanical ventilation between day 1 to 3 of ICU admission

813 (69.4)

Physiotherapyc

1006 (85.8)

Sum of days on physiotherapy, n = 1006

7.0 [4.0;11.0]

Healthcare-associated infections after day 3 of ICU admission

230 (19.6)

Days in ICU until first infection, n = 230

6.0 [4.0;9.0]

Mobility status (IMS score)

10.0 [8.0;10.0]

 before ICU admission, n = 1168

10.0 [8.0;10.0]

 At day 15, n = 1057

5.0 [1.0;10.0]

 At day 30, n = 949

9.0 [3.0;10.0]

 At day 90, n = 844

10.0 [9.0;10.0]

ICU LOS, days, n = 1158

10.0 [7.0;16.0]

Hospital LOS, days, n = 1077

23.0 [15.0;36.0]

ICU mortality, n = 1082

168 (15.5)

Hospital mortality, n = 1082

244 (22.6)

90-day mortality, n = 1172

276 (23.5)

  1. APACHE acute physiology and chronic health evaluation, BMI body mass index, ICU intensive care unit, IMS ICU mobility scale, IQR interquartile range, LOS length of stay, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment
  2. aUnless otherwise indicated
  3. bMultiresponse variable
  4. cOn at least one day during the first 15 observation days
  5. dIncludes invasive, noninvasive ventilation and high flow nasal oxygen therapy