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. 2022 Apr 13;46(7):1650–1659. doi: 10.1002/jpen.2372

Table 1.

Characteristics of patients who have short‐bowel syndrome and intestinal failure and are receiving PS.

Characteristic Overall (N = 181)
Age, mean (SD), years 52.01 (15.08)
Sex, n (%)
Male 78 (43.1)
Female 103 (56.9)
Country, n (%)
France 8 (4.4)
Germany 53 (29.3)
Italy 31 (17.1)
UK 44 (24.3)
USA 45 (24.9)
Employment status, n (%)
Employed 53 (29.3)
Unemployed 115 (63.5)
Other 13 (7.2)
<$50,000 or equivalent 108 (59.7)
$50,000–$99,000 or equivalent 26 (14.4)
≥$100,000 or equivalent 12 (6.6)
Time since diagnosis, mean (SD), years 9.44 (10.9)
Time receiving PS, mean (SD), years 7.95 (9.7)
Average volume of PS, mean (SD), L/week 13.15 (7.7)
Average duration of PS administration, mean (SD), h 9.59 (4.8)
Received additional fluids, n (%) 111 (61.3)

Abbreviations: PS, parenteral support; SD, standard deviation.