Characteristics | Casein group (n = 17) | Egg white powder group (n = 17) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Male sex | 52.9 % (9/17) | 47.1 % (8/17) | 0.73 |
Age (year) | 73.2 ± 3.7 | 70.3 ± 3.8 | 0.59 |
Primary diagnosis (%) | 0.31 | ||
Respiratory causes | 76.5 % (13/17) | 58.8 % (10/17) | |
Cardiovascular causes | 17.7 % (3/17) | 11.8 % (2/17) | |
Neurological causes | 5.9 % (1/17) | 17.7 % (3/17) | |
Sepsis/septic shock | 0 | 11.8 % (2/17) | |
Presence of ARDS (%) | 5.9 % (1/17) | 0 % (0/17) | 0.30 |
APACHE II score | 17.9 ± 1.0 | 18.6 ± 1.1 | 0.67 |
Norepinephrine dose (μg/kg/min) | 0.008 ± 0.006 | 0.024 ± 0.011 | 0.21 |
Height (cm) | 159.4 ± 2.3 | 155.9 ± 2.4 | 0.31 |
Ideal body weight (kg) | 54.2 ± 2.5 | 50.8 ± 2.7 | 0.36 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.3 ± 0.76 | 21.8 ± 0.9 | 0.70 |
Estimated energy requirement (kcal/day) | 1626.4 ± 73.7 | 1523.7 ± 81.9 | 0.36 |
Estimated protein requirement (g/day) | 81.3 ± 3.7 | 76.2 ± 4.1 | 0.36 |
Average accumulative fluid balance (mL) | 4406.9 ± 546.6 | 6296.1 ± 1420.9 | 0.20 |
Average caloric intake (kcal/day) | 1402.3 ± 34.7 | 1453.1 ± 24.3 | 0.25 |
Average protein intake (g/day) | 89.3 ± 2.6 | 93.6 ± 1.4 | 0.17 |
Average percentage of caloric intake/caloric goal (%) | 93.5 ± 2.3 | 96.9 ± 1.6 | 0.26 |
Average gram protein intake (g/kg/day) | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 1.9 ± 0.1 | 0.19 |
CRP (mg%) | 7.2 ± 1.4 | 7.3 ± 1.3 | 0.96 |
Albumin (g%) | 2.7 ± 0.2 | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 0.48 |
Prealbumin (mg%) | 13.7 ± 1.7 | 11.1 ± 1.5 | 0.25 |
BUN (mg%) | 33.6 ± 5.3 | 33.8 ± 5.5 | 0.98 |
Creatinine (mg%) | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 0.91 |
Total bilirubin (mg%) | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.12 |
AST (U/L) | 41.3 ± 4.2 | 65.2 ± 10.8 | 0.06 |
ALT (U/L) | 34.3 ± 8.9 | 59.7 ± 19.5 | 0.27 |
Zinc level (mg/L) | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.21 |