From: A J-shaped relationship between caloric intake and survival in critically ill patients
q1 (N = 251) | q2 (N = 251) | q3 (N = 251) | q4 (N = 251) | p value | |
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Mortality (%) | |||||
ICU | 15.14 | 5.18 | 16.73 | 22.31 | <0.0001 |
Hospital | 21.51 | 6.37 | 24.30 | 28.29 | <0.0001 |
LOS (days) | |||||
ICU | 4 (2–6) | 4 (3–5) | 8 (4–13) | 15 (9–23) | <0.0001 |
Hospital | 13 (8– 3) | 12 (10–16) | 19 (11–31) | 28 (17–41) | <0.0001 |
Infection during ICU stay (%) | |||||
Antibiotics | 9.16 | 18.33 | 65.74 | 84.46 | <0.0001 |
Positive blood culture | 1.59 | 6.77 | 25.10 | 20.32 | <0.0001 |