Table 2. Patient characteristics.
| Age (years), mean (s.d.) | 65.9 (14.3) |
| Gender, male, N (%) | 90 (61.6) |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (s.d.) | 26.9 (5.9) |
| Primary admission diagnosis | |
| Cardiovascular, N (%) | 57 (39.0) |
| Gastrointestinal, N (%) | 32 (21.9) |
| Metabolic, N (%) | 1 (0.7) |
| Neurological, N (%) | 12 (8.2) |
| Renal, N (%) | 1 (0.7) |
| Respiratory, N (%) | 43 (29.5) |
| Baseline APACHE II score, mean (s.d.) | 21.5 (7.5) |
| Baseline SOFA score, median (Q1–Q3) | 3.0 (2.0-5.0) |
| Sepsis, yes, N (%) | 62 (42.5) |
| Admission type | |
| Medical, N (%) | 91 (62.3) |
| Elective surgery, N (%) | 23 (15.8) |
| Non-elective surgery, N (%) | 32 (21.9) |
| Number of comorbid conditions, mean (s.d.) | 1.8 (1.0) |
| Diabetes mellitus, N (%) | 25 (17.1) |
| Hepatic, N (%) | 10 (6.8) |
| Gastrointestinal, N (%) | 34 (23.3) |
| Renal, N (%) | 14 (9.6) |
| Respiratory, N (%) | 59 (40.4) |
| Cardiovascular, N (%) | 74 (50.7) |
| Neurological, N (%) | 39 (26.7) |
| NUTRIC score, mean (s.d.) | 4.1 (1.7) |
| LOS hospital, days, mean (s.d.) | 15.0 (16.0) |
| LOS ICU, days, mean (s.d.) | 29.6 (26.8) |
| Hospital mortality, yes, N (%) | 20 (13.7) |
| ICU mortality, yes, N (%) | 16 (11.0) |
| Patients with non-nutritional calories | |
| Dextrose infusiona, N (%) | 131 (89.7) |
| Propofola, N (%) | 101 (69.2) |
| Citrate dialysesa, N (%) | 12 (8.2) |
Abbreviations: APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; BMI, body mass index;
ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, Length of Stay; NUTRIC, Nutrition Risk in Critically ill; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.
Values are in mean (s.d.) and N (%).
a
Non-nutritional calories during the first 7 days of ICU admission.