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Table 7 Association between confounders and 90-day survival time (cox-type model for calorie intake)

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

 

Variable name

HR

LL CI 95%

UL CI 95%

p value

Predictor variables

Age

1.04

1.03

1.05

< 0.001

Body weight (kg)

0.99

0.98

1.00

0.048

Surgical versus non-surgical ICU admission

0.62

0.45

0.86

0.004

Main reason for ICU admission: Respiratory (yes vs. no)

1.36

1.02

1.80

0.035

APACHE II

1.00

0.99

1.02

0.832

Average SOFA score of preceding days (d1–d5)

1.15

1.10

1.20

< 0.001

Sum of preceding days with HAIs (d1–d5)

1.04

1.02

1.07

0.002

Sum of preceding days with delirium (d1–d5)

0.97

0.92

1.01

0.169

Sum of preceding days on invasive mechanical ventilation (d1–d5)

1.01

0.98

1.03

0.663

Limited medical support (yes vs. no)

3.91

2.28

6.72

< 0.001

% of total calories given via the enteral and oral route (d1–d5)

1.00

0.99

1.00

0.095

Random effect

Study site

   

0.002

  1. A HR > 1 indicates a shorter survival time
  2. APACHE acute physiology and chronic health evaluation, ICU intensive care unit, HR hazard ratio, LL lower limit, UL upper limit, CI confidence interval, HAI hospital acquired infection