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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: A J-shaped relationship between caloric intake and survival in critically ill patients

Admission data

q1

(N = 251)

q2

(N = 251)

q3

(N = 251)

q4

(N = 251)

p value

Age (years)

58 ± 18

67 ± 13

60 ± 17

58 + 18

<0.0001

Gender (% of males)

60 %

62.3 %

61.6 %

67.33 %

0.43

Type of admission (%)

 Medical

43.9 %

25.2 %

53.2 %

43.0 %

<0.0001

 Scheduled surgery

32.9 %

64.0 %

21.0 %

15.1 %

<0.0001

 Emergency surgery

12.6 %

10.4 %

17.7 %

29.9 %

<0.0001

 Trauma

12.6 %

0.0 %

8.1 %

12.0 %

<0.0001

Admission APACHE II score (mean ± SD)

16.2 ± 6.9

13.2 ± 5.8

17.4 ± 6.8

19.2 ± 7.3

<0.0001

SOFA score (mean ± SD)

5.9 ± 4.0

4.8 ± 2.0

6.0 ± 2.8

6.9 ± 2.3

<0.0001

BMI (kg/m2) (%)

0.11

 <20

5.4 ± 1.4

2.5 ± 1.4

4.0 ± 1.4

6.9 ± 1.4

 

 20–25

28.4 ± 3.2

34.0 ± 3.0

28.2 ± 3.1

42.0 ± 3.1

 

 25–30

38.7 ± 3.3

37.7 ± 3.1

37.9 ± 3.2

35.9 ± 3.2

 

 30–35

20.7 ± 2.6

20.9 ± 2.5

20.7 ± 2.6

11.3 ± 2.5

 

 35–40

3.2 ± 1.3

4.1 ± 1.2

4.9 ± 1.3

3.0 ± 1.3

 

 >40

3.6 ± 1.0

0.8 ± 1.0

4.4 ± 1.0

0.9 ± 1.0

 

Weight (kg)

77 ± 17

77 ± 15

80 ± 18

72 ± 13

 

% of patients from glucontrol study

0.92

 Liberal glucose control group

50.6

47.6

49.4

49.8

 

 Tight glucose control group

49.4

52.3

51.6

51.2

 
  1. BMI body mass index