Characteristics | EN alone group (n = 101) | SPN group (n = 103) | Statistic value | P value | SPN subgroup1 (n = 60) | SPN subgroup2 (n = 43) | Statistic value | P value |
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Nosocomial infection, n (%) | 11 (10.9) | 35 (34.0) | 15.57a | <0.001 | 15 (25.0) | 20 (46.5) | 5.17a | 0.02 |
Total caloric intake (%), median (IQR) | 64.1 (46.9–83.6) | 64.8 (51.7–85.7) | −0.29*b | 0.77 | 65.42 (50.8–82.9) | 64.80 (52.4–86.1) | 0.57b | 0.57 |
Caloric intake (kcal/day), median (IQR) | 284.1 (178.9–401.0) | 299.5 (179.6–480.1) | 5163.00c | 0.93 | 313.6 (179.0–420.7) | 268.9 (179.6–542.4) | 0.19b | 0.74 |
Gender, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.04a | 0.85 | Â | Â | 6.26a | 0.01 |
 Male | 67 (66.3) | 67 (65.0) | 45 (75.0) | 22 (51.0) | ||||
 Female | 34 (33.7) | 36 (35.0) | 15 (25.0) | 21 (49.0) | ||||
Age (month), median (IQR) | 9.0 (3.0–26.0) | 9.0 (3.0–37.0) | 3.44*b | 0.07 | 11.0 (3.0–49.0) | 7.0 (4.0–30.0) | 0.17b* | 0.86 |
Age groups, n (%) | Â | Â | 2.34a | 0.50 | Â | Â | 5.54d | 0.07 |
 Infants | 58 (57.4) | 55 (53.4) | 31 (51.7) | 24 (55.8) | ||||
 Toddlers | 23 (22.8) | 21 (20.4) | 11 (18.3) | 10 (23.3) | ||||
 Preschoolers | 9 (8.9) | 8 (7.8) | 7 (11.7) | 1 (2.3) | ||||
 Childhood and young teens | 11 (10.9) | 19 (18.4) | 11 (18.3) | 8 (18.6) | ||||
Weight (kg), median (IQR) | 8.2 (5.5–12.3) | 8 (4.5–15.0) | 5.00*b | 0.03 | 8.8 (4.6–16.0) | 8.0 (4.5–15.0) | 0.12b* | 0.91 |
Serum albumin at admission (g/L), mean ± SD | 38.50 ± 6.30 | 35.94 ± 6.11 | 2.94b | 0.004 | 35.95 ± 6.33 | 35.94 ± 5.86 | 0.01b | 0.99 |
Severity of disease, n (%) | Â | Â | 21.69a | <0.001 | Â | Â | 3.77a | 0.05 |
 Class 1 | 59 (58.4) | 27 (26.2) | 20 (33.3) | 7 (16.3) | ||||
 Class 2 | 42 (41.6) | 76 (73.8) | 40 (66.7) | 36 (83.7) | ||||
Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 11 (10.9) | 29 (28.2) | 9.64a | 0.002 | 15 (25.0) | 14 (32.6) | 0.71a | 0.40 |
Invasive diagnosis operation, n (%) | 18 (17.8) | 35 (34.0) | 6.92a | 0.009 | 20 (33.3) | 15 (34.9) | 0.03a | 0.87 |
PICU length of stay (day), median (IQR) | 4.0 (3.0–7.0) | 8.0 (5.0–14.0) | 2922.00c | <0.001 | 7.5 (4.0–14.0) | 9.0 (6.0–14.0) | −0.53b | 0.59 |