Weak patientsA (n = 232) | Non-weak patientsA (n = 368) | p value | |
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Age—median (IQR) | 64.3 (55.8–73.1) | 62.2 (50.7–73.3) | 0.01 |
Male gender—n (%) | 132 (56.9) | 221 (60.1) | 0.4 |
BMI (kg/m2)—median (IQR) | 24.8 (22.1–29.1) | 25.2 (22.9–28.4) | 0.3 |
NRS ≥ 5—n (%) | 95 (40.9) | 82 (22.3) | < 0.0001 |
APACHEII—median (IQR) | 35 (29–40) | 26 (18–34) | < 0.0001 |
Diabetes—n (%) | 37 (15.9) | 59 (16.0) | 1 |
Malignancy—n (%) | 67 (28.9) | 96 (26.1) | 0.4 |
Pre-admission dialysis—n (%) | 4 (1.7) | 2 (0.5) | 0.2 |
Sepsis upon admission—n (%) | 141 (60.8) | 123 (33.4) | < 0.0001 |
ICU admission categories—n (%) | < 0.0001 | ||
Surgical ICU, emergency | 100 (43.1) | 159 (43.2) | |
Cardiac elective surgery | 63 (27.2) | 139 (37.8) | |
Other elective surgery | 8 (3.4) | 27 (7.3) | |
Medical ICU | 61 (26.3) | 43 (11.7) | |
Randomized to early-PN—n (%) | 127 (54.7) | 168 (45.6) | 0.03 |