Table 3.
Nutrition status and muscle mass assessment during follow‐up
| ICU admission | Post‐ICU | Day 7 | Day 14 | Day 21 | Day 30 | Day 60 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight, median (IQR), kg | 87 (71– 94) | 75.8(62–90) | 76 (62–90.5) | 76 (68–91) | 74.3 (65–92) | 78.4 (68–89) | 76.5 (69–88) |
| Weight loss, % (IQR) | 11.3 (7.8–15.5) | 10.9 (7–15) | 10 (5–14.5) | 12.5 (5.6–16) | 9.1 (4–12.5) | 6.5 (3–12) | |
| P‐value | .002 | .0002 | .0001 | .0001 | .0002 | ||
| n = 15 | n = 15 | n = 13 | n = 11 | n = 13 | n = 14 | ||
| Dominant HG strength, median (IQR), kg | NA | 8 (2–12) | 15 (6.5‐23) | 18 (7.5–23.5) | 20 (12–28) | 22.5 (10–31.5) | 26 (18–35.5) |
| P‐value | .001 | .0005 | .002 | .0002 | .0002 | ||
| Matched age reference values, median (IQR), % | 19.4 (6.5–28) | 36 (17–55) | 39 (26.5–55) | 45.5 (29–58) | 50.5 (37–75) | 64.7 (51–73) | |
| n = 15 | n = 14 | n = 13 | n = 11 | n = 14 | n = 13 | ||
| Mid‐arm circumference, median (IQR), cm | NA | 28.5 (26–30) | 27.5 (24–31.5) | 29 (25–30) | 27.5 (25–32.5) | 29 (27–31.5) | 29 (26.5–31) |
| P‐value | .337 | .312 | .750 | .554 | .110 | ||
| n = 15 | n = 14 | n = 13 | n = 11 | n = 14 | n = 13 | ||
| SNAQ score, median (IQR) | NA | NA | 16 (14–17) | 15 (14–16) | 16 (14–18) | 16 (15–18) | 17 (16.5–18.5) |
| (n = 6) | (n = 10) | (n = 8) | (n = 12) | (n = 13) | |||
| DMI, cm2/m2 | |||||||
| Male <10.9 and female <7.8, n (%) | 6 (42) | 6 (75) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 (27) |
| P‐value | .22 | .02 a | |||||
| n = 14 | n = 8 | n = 11 |
Abbreviations: DMI, height normalized index of dorsal muscle area; HG, handgrip; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; NA, evaluation not performed; SNAQ, Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire.
a
Significant difference according to the post‐ICU data.