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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Liver Transpl. 2019 Aug 21;25(12):1790–1799. doi: 10.1002/lt.25602

TABLE 2.

Calorie, Protein, and Supplement Recommendations as per RDs of Patients Receiving a Formal Consultation

Variables Retrospective (n = 112) Prospective (n = 76) P Value
Calorie recommendation 83 (74) 55 (74) 0.52
 20–25 kcal/g 9 (8) 0 (0) 0.01
 25–30 kcal/g 30 (27) 12 (16) 0.07
 30–35 kcal/g 40 (36) 38 (50) 0.05
 >35 kcal/g 4 (4) 5 (7) 0.48
Protein recommendation 88 (79) 56 (74) 0.47
 <1.2 g/kg 9 (8) 3 (4) 0.37
 1.2–1.5 g/kg 74 (66) 48 (63) 0.68
 >1.5 g/kg 5 (5) 5 (7) 0.53

NOTE: Data are given as n (%).