Table 1. Demographics (n = 36).
| At admission | At discharge | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients (male/female) | 36 (20/16) | ||
| Age (years) | 81.7 ± 7.7 | ||
| Duration of hospitalization (days) | 74.0 ± 43.7 | ||
| Charlson co-morbidity index (score) | 2.5 ± 1.2 | ||
| BI (score) | 50.8 ± 41.6 | ||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 19.9 ± 3.2 | 19.9 ± 3.0 | 0.953 |
| Alb (g/dL) | 3.5 ± 0.4 | 3.4 ± 0.4 | 0.227 |
| 25-75% | 3.3 - 3.7 | 3.3 - 3.7 | |
| TC (mg/dL) | 173 ± 38 | 175 ± 35 | 0.635 |
| 25-75% | 145 - 195 | 147 - 198 | |
| TLC (/mm3) | 1,422 ± 471 | 1,588 ± 536 | 0.133 |
| 25-75% | 1,129 - 1,718 | 1,278 - 1,817 | |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 0.29 ± 0.42 | 0.4 ± 0.52 | 0.283 |
| 25-75% | 0.03 - 0.33 | 0.07 - 0.52 | |
| AST (IU/L) | 22 ± 8 | 21 ± 6 | 0.128 |
| 25-75% | 16 - 25 | 18 - 23 | |
| ALT (IU/L) | 17 ± 9 | 16 ± 10 | 0.801 |
| 25-75% | 12 - 19 | 10 - 19 | |
| Nutrition intake | |||
| Energy intake (kcal/BW kg/day) | 29.8 ± 6.5 | ||
| Breakfast | 9.5 ± 2.4 | ||
| Lunch | 10.3 ± 2.4 | ||
| Dinner | 10.0 ± 2.4 | ||
| Protein intake (g/BW kg/day) | 1.17 ± 0.28 | ||
| Breakfast | 0.32 ± 0.08 | ||
| Lunch | 0.42 ± 0.12 | ||
| Dinner | 0.43 ± 0.11 | ||
| NPC/N mean | 136 ± 22 | ||
| Breakfast | 167 ± 37 | ||
| Lunch | 140 ± 30 | ||
| Dinner | 130 ± 30 |
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Paired t-test. The main diseases for admission included chronic heart failure, bronchial pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and type 2 diabetes; however, these conditions had been treated in the acute care hospital, and thus, patients’ condition became stable. BI: Barthel index; Alb: serum albumin; TC: total cholesterol; TLC: total lymphocyte count; CRP: C-reactive protein; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; NPC/N: non-protein calorie/nitrogen ratio.