| Overall (n = 95) | Assistance group (n = 55) | Independence group (n = 40) | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
At least one characteristic on risk assessment of nutritional status | 64 (67%) | 38 (69%) | 26 (65%) | 0.675‡ |
Patients who did not eat on admission | 25 (26%) | 19 (35%) | 6 (15%) | 0.033‡ |
Duration of not eating since admission, days | 2.7 (1.7–4.7) n = 25 | 2.3 (1.7–4.2) n = 19 | 3.5 (1.8–4.5) n = 6 | 0.702†|
Dietary intake rate for oral ingestion on admission, % | 78.9 (67.1–98.1) n = 70 | 74.5 (65.1–90.2) n = 36 | 92.0 (71.5–99.9) n = 34 | 0.003†|
Dietary energy intake for oral ingestion on admission, kcal/kg/day | 24.7 (20.4–28.2) n = 70 | 22.8 (19.6–25.8) n = 36 | 26.0 (21.9–29.6) n = 34 | 0.012†|
Intervention by nutrition support team | 49 (52%) | 35 (64%) | 14 (35%) | 0.006‡ |
Energy intakea on admission, kcal/kg/day | 21.2 (14.9–26.4) | 19.2 (13.0–24.1) | 25.4 (19.3–29.0) | 0.003†|
Protein intakea on admission, g/kg/day | 0.61 (0.41–0.76) | 0.53 (0.39–0.71) | 0.70 (0.55–0.82) | 0.003†|
Energy intakea at discharge, kcal/kg/day | 29.2 (25.8–31.1) | 29.1 (24.5–30.9) | 29.5 (27.3–31.3) | 0.145†|
Protein intakea at discharge g/kg/day | 0.95 (0.85–1.03) | 0.94 (0.80–1.04) | 0.96 (0.89–1.02) | 0.541†|