Table 2.

Median CT-BCPs levels (interquartile range) in patient groups according to their nutritional status (a) at admission and (b) on day 5

Nutritional status (SGA score)
	Well-nourished	Malnourished	P value
(a) At admission	n = 58	n = 7
MD	43.6 (35.7–51.9)	45.4 (29.6–53.0)	0.82
SMI	50.1 (41.5–58.5)	40.3 (35.9–59.6)	0.43
VAT	101.5 (52.7–155.7)	179.7 (39.0–235.7)	0.37
(b) On day 5	n = 42	n = 23
MD	44.3 (36.6–52.0)	41.9 (26.9–50.5)	0.27
SMI	50.1 (41.5–59.1)	48.1 (38.6–58.3)	0.38
VAT	99.5 (51.7–157.4)	105.0 (54.1–185.5)	0.61

CT-BCPs, Computerized Tomography derived Body Composition Parameters; MD, Muscle Density (Hounsfield Units); mNUTRIC, modified Nutrition Risk in Critically ill; SGA, Subjective Global Assessment; SMI, Skeletal Muscle Index (cm²/m²); VAT, Visceral Adipose Tissue (cm²)