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Table 2 Main nutritional and analytical variables collected during the study

From: The relationship between the parenteral dose of fish oil supplementation and the variation of liver function tests in hospitalized adult patients

Variables

Median (range)

Body Mass Index (BMI)

25.4 (17.3–41.5)

Parenteral Nutrition regimen

 

Total non-protein calorie (kcal/kg/d)

16.7 (7.7–28.3)

Proteins (g/kg/day)

1.04 (0.43–1.88)

Total fat (g/kg/day)

0.61 (0.22–1)

Fish oil emulsion (g/kg/day)

0.07 (0.01–0.9)

Dextrose (g/kg/day)

2.73 (1.17–4.58)

Laboratory

Initial PN

Final PN

Serum albumin (g/L)

28 [15–42]

30 [15–38]

Serum prealbumin (mg/L)

123 (17.6–209)

199 (41.1–290)

C-Reactive protein (mg/L)

186.4 (3.6–405.6)

133.7 (2.4–339.5)

Bilirubin (μmol/L)

8.25 (2–151)

7.0 (2–358)

Alanine aminotransferase (μkat/L)

0.32 (0.11–4.67)

0.55 (0.11–5.83)

Alkaline phosphatase (μkat/L)

1.4 (0.5–11)

3.0 (0.6–14.20)

Gamma-glutamyl transferase (μkat/L)

1.29 (0.17–8.51)

4.28 (0.16–46.72)

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.7 (1.1–3.6)

1.7 (1.0–3.4)

Platelet count (x109cells/L)

315 (54–1285)

368 (30–834)

International normalized ratio (INR)

1.22 (0.94–2.56)

1.20 (0.78–1.94)