Table 1.
Patient characteristics according to modified NUTRIC score.
| Variable | Modified NUTRIC Score (n = 248) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Low Score | High Score | p-Value | |
| (n = 28) | (n = 220) | ||
| Age, years | 54 (42–70) | 68 (58–75) | 0.001 |
| Height, cm | 164 (160–170) | 163 (155–170) | 0.375 |
| Weight, kg | 57 (49–61) | 60 (51–67) | 0.548 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 21 (18–24) | 23 (19–25) | 0.156 |
| Female, n (%) | 7 (25.0) | 68 (30.9) | 0.521 |
| APACHE II score | 15 (13–18) | 24 (20–28) | <0.001 |
| SOFA score | 6 (4–8) | 12 (9–14) | <0.001 |
| Days from hospital to ICU | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–6) | 0.510 |
| Co-morbidities | 1 (1–2) | 2 (1–3) | 0.013 |
| LOS in ICU, days | 11 (9–19) | 14 (9–25) | 0.586 |
| MV | 21 (75.0) | 196 (89.1) | 0.034 |
| Vasopressor use | 22 (78.6) | 204 (92.7)) | 0.013 |
| RRT | 4 (14.3) | 100 (45.5) | 0.002 |
| Diagnosis | 0.434 | ||
| Respiratory disease | 19 (62.9) | 119 (54.1) | |
| Liver/GI disease | 3 (10.7) | 35 (15.9) | |
| Cardiovascular disease | 0 (0) | 8 (3.6) | |
| Renal disease | 1 (3.6) | 14 (6.4) | |
| Febrile neutropenia | 0 (0) | 11 (5.0) | |
| SSTI | 0 (0) | 8 (3.6) | |
| Other | 5 (17.9) | 25 (11.4) | |
| VAP | 0 (0) | 19 (8.6) | 0.106 |
| Bacteremia | 8 (28.6) | 77 (35.0) | 0.500 |
| Sepsis severity | <0.001 | ||
| Sepsis | 0 (0) | 6 (2.7) | |
| Severe sepsis | 19 (67.9) | 65 (29.5) | |
| Septic shock | 9 (32.1) | 149 (67.7) | |
| 28-day mortality | 5 (17.9) | 80 (36.4) | 0.052 |
| Sepsis related deaths | 4 (80) | 40 (50) | 0.193 |
Data are presented as number (%) or median (IQR). NUTRIC, NUTrition RIsk in the Critically ill; APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; BMI, Body Mass Index; CRP, C-reactive protein; GI, gastrointestinal; ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay; MV, mechanical ventilation; RRT, renal replacement therapy; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; SSTI, skin and soft tissue infection; VAP, ventilator associated pneumonia.