Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for ferritin levels and nutritional support: natural protein intake (NPI) (g/kg/day), special mixture of precursor-free amino acids (SMAA) intake (g/kg/day), total protein intake, % of protein provided by natural protein intake

Patient	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Measures (N)	N = 10	N = 24	N = 9	N = 4	N = 12	N = 5	N = 9	N = 3	N = 3	N = 7
Natural protein intake (NPI) (g/kg/day)
Mean (sd) Min; max	0.29 (0.14) 0.11; 0.46	0.55 (0.25) 0.17; 0.89	0.79 (0.29) 0.4; 1.2	0.58 (0.06) 0.5; 0.65	0.96 (0.07) 0.87; 1.1	0.39 (0.01) 0.38; 0.41	0.72 (0.06) 0.6; 0.3	0.24 (0.00) 0.24; 0.24	0.32 (0.09) 0.21; 0.36	0.28 (0.09) 0.16; 0.36
SMAA intake (g/kg/day)
Mean (sd) Min; max	1.23 (0.23) 0.92; 1.5	1.97 (0.33) 1.61; 2.77	1.58 (0.2) 1.33; 1.93	1.41 (0.2) 1.2; 1.66	2 (0.09) 1.86; 2.15	0.62 (0.02) 0.61; 0.66	2.3 (0.13) 2.1; 2.5	1.7 (0.00) 1.7; 1.7	0.96 (0.09) 0.91; 1.07	1.0 (0.00) 1.0; 1.0
Amount of total protein from natural protein (%)
Mean (sd) Min; max	19.1 (8.5) 7.2; 28.5	22 (9.5) 7.4; 35	33 (10) 17; 44	29.5 (4.9) 23; 33.3	35.5 (1.8) 30; 36	38.5 (0.00) 38.5; 38.5	24 (1.9) 19; 26	12 (0.00) 12; 12	25 (7) 16.6; 29	21.5 (5.8) 14; 26
Ferritin (ng/ml). NV: 20–250 ng/ml
Mean (sd) Min; max	429.1 (223.6) 124; 829	873.1 (768.1) 142; 2926	556.2 (657.2) 103; 2085	56 (28.3) 24; 93	24.6 (11.2) 9; 50	34.4 (6.6) 28; 44	76 (39) 25; 139	25 (23) 10; 53	72.8 (27.3) 51; 103	245 (186) 111; 651