Table 3.
Cohort information, diagnostic data, supplementation totals and energy intake (n=243)
| Location |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | Ward (n=153) | HDU (n=46) | ICU (n=44) |
| Male | 78 | 25 | 27 |
| Female | 75 | 21 | 17 |
| Age | |||
| Median | 62.0 | 53.0 | 52.5 |
| IQR | 47.0–73.0 | 39.0–67.5 | 41.0–61.7 |
| Diagnostic categories | |||
| Neurological | 39 | 20 | 16 |
| Respiratory | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Trauma | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Medicine | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Hepatology | 25 | 2 | 10 |
| Renal | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Pancreas | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Gastroenterology | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Cancer | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Cardiovascular | 22 | 9 | 4 |
| Surgical | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Sepsis | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Length of stay (days) | |||
| Median | 28.5 | 38.0 | 29.5 |
| IQR | 17.0–47.5 | 17.0–67.5 | 20.5–42.7 |
| Electrolyte supplementation totals | |||
| Potassium | 72 | 29 | 37 |
| Phosphate | 48 | 24 | 21 |
| Magnesium | 46 | 28 | 35 |
| B vitamin supplementation | |||
| Totals | 43 | 10 | 8 |
| Duration of artificial nutrition (days) | |||
| Median | 10.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| IQR | 5.0–15.0 | 9.5–15.0 | 12.3–15.0 |
| Energy intake kcal /day | |||
| Baseline | |||
| Median (IQR) | 675 (390–1300) | 690 (480–1000) | 760 (420–1124) |
| Day 3 | |||
| Median (IQR) | 1113 (848–1600) | 1440 (1120–1606) | 1470 (1005–1809) |
| Day 6 | |||
| Median (IQR) | 1547 (1094–1850) | 1500 (1292–1826) | 1370 (965–1750) |
| Day 9 | |||
| Median (IQR) | 1500 (900–1877) | 1449 (960–1700) | 1590 (1200–1907) |
HDU, high dependency unit; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, IQR at 25th and 75th centiles.