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. 2022 Jun 9;9:868273. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.868273

Table 1.

Patients' characteristics.

n (%)
Number of patients 120
Female 60 (50%)
Median age at HPN beginning 5 y (IQR 14)
Primary digestive disorders
Number (%) 63 (52.5%)
Etiologies
SBS 39 (61.9%)
Extensive parenchimal disease 12 (19%)
Motility disorders 9 (14.3%)
Other primary digestive disorders 3 (4.8%)
Overall time on HPN 102,998 d (282 y)
Median time on HPN for each patient 2,5 y (IQR 5.2)
Median age at HPN start 1 year (IQR 8)
Secondary digestive disorders
Number (%) 57 (47.5%)
Etiologies
Cancers 27 (47.4%)
Cystic fibrosis 13 (22.8%)
Congenital cardiopathy 4 (7%)
Neurodisability 4 (7%)
Other pathologies 9 (15.7%)
Overall time on HPN 781 m (65 y)
Median time on HPN for each patient 6 m (IQR 15)
Median age at HPN start 14 y (IQR 12)