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. 2019 Aug 15;11(8):1906. doi: 10.3390/nu11081906

Table 2.

Relation between nutrition intake and 28-day mortality.

Low Score (n = 28) p-Value High Score (n = 220) p-Value
Energy intake (kcal/kg) <20 20 to <25 ≥25 <20 20 to <25 ≥25
No. of patients 10 3 15 90 53 77
Deaths 3 (30.0) 0 (0) 2 (13.3) 0.323 39 (43.3) 19 (35.8) 22 (28.6) 0.048
Protein intake (g/kg) <1.0 1.0 to <1.2 ≥1.2 <1.0 1.0 to <1.2 ≥1.2
No. of patients 12 5 11 128 40 52
Deaths 3 (25.0) 1 (20.0) 1 (9.1) 0.330 52 (40.6) 13 (32.5) 15 (28.8) 0.117

Data are presented as number (%).