Table 7.

Demographic characteristics of study patients and case-matched controls

Characteristic	Study group (n=30)	Case-matched controls (n=30)
Male	26.7%	20%
Female	73.3%	80%
Age	57.4±13.40	54.6±19.48
Days on HPN therapy	624.3±1084.27	589.76±1040.55
CIRS Score	17.4±3.81	16.5±3.82
Federal payer	56%	73.33%
Prescriber PNE status	36.6%	23.3%
Prescriber non-PNE status	63.4%	73.33%

Note. No significant demographic differences were identified between the groups.

CIRS, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale; HPN, home parenteral nutrition; PNE, physician nutrition expert.