Table 3.
Body composition, muscle function and energy intakes at 3 months after ICU discharge.
| Nutritional Status |
p-valueb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | All patients, N = 20a | No malnutrition N = 5 (25%)a |
Malnutrition N = 15 (75%)a |
|
| Anthropometrics | ||||
| Weight (kg) | 80 [70, 86] | 86 [80, 86] | 74 [68, 84] | 0.190 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.0 [24.3, 28.1] | 28.0 [26.1, 28.2] | 25.5 [24.1, 28.1] | 0.600 |
| Handgrip (n = 18) | ||||
| Absolute value (kg) | 19 [12, 30] | 38 [30, 40] | 15 [12, 23] | 0.014 |
| Abnormal | 11 (61%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (85%) | 0.002 |
| Bio-impedancemetry | ||||
| Fat mass (kg) | 21.5 [17.3, 25.2] | 23.4 [18.8, 26.8] | 20.1 [16.1, 24.0] | 0.432 |
| Free-fat mass | ||||
| Absolute value (kg) | 59 [47, 61] | 60 [54, 62] | 59 [46, 61] | 0.295 |
| Index (kg/m2) | 18.9 [16.9, 19.6] | 19.0 [16.9, 19.5] | 18.9 [17.2, 19.7] | 0.930 |
| Normal | 20 (100%) | 5 (100%) | 15 (100%) | 1.0 |
| Skeletal muscle mass | ||||
| Absolute value (kg) | 31.5 [25.3, 33.8] | 32.5 [28.7, 34.2] | 30.7 [24.9, 33.5] | 0.407 |
| Index (kg/m2) | 10.3 [9.2, 10.7] | 10.4 [9.1, 10.6] | 10.3 [9.3, 10.8] | 1.0 |
| Normal | 20 (100%) | 5 (100%) | 15 (100%) | 1.0 |
| Biological data | ||||
| Albumin (g/L) | 41.5 [38.3, 45.0] | 45.0 [39.0, 46.0] | 41.0 [38.2, 44.5] | 0.334 |
| Prealbumin (g/L) (n = 19) | 0.28 [0.24, 0.33] | 0.33 [0.28, 0.34] | 0.26 [0.24, 0.31] | 0.378 |
| CRP (mg/L) (n = 16) | 1 [1, 3] | 1 [1, 3] | 1 [1, 3] | 0.787 |
| Nutritional data | ||||
| Nutritional support | 5 (25%) | 1 (20%) | 4 (27%) | 1.0 |
| Energy intake (kcal/day) | 1800 [1438, 2142] | 2100 [1800, 2300] | 1550 [1375, 2015] | 0.116 |
| Protein intake (g/kg/day) | 1.05 [0.83, 1.18] | 1.00 [0.78, 1.10] | 1.06 [0.92, 1.18] | 0.793 |
| Coverage of energy needs (%) | 80 [72, 93] | 83 [80, 88] | 78 [71, 94] | 0.432 |
These data concerned the subgroup of 20 patients who had on-site visit at 3 months of ICU discharge. Results are expressed as median [interquartile range] for continuous data and n (%) for categorial data. P-values result from Wilcoxon test for continuous data and Fisher's exact test for categorial data between the nutritional status categories.
Abbreviations: BMI: Body Mass Index; CRP: C-Reactive Protein.
Bold values are significant results.
a
Median [IQR]; n (%).
b
Mann-Whithney test; Fisher's exact test.