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Table 2 Nutritional variables of the study participants

From: The effects of Taurine supplementation on inflammatory markers and clinical outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury: a double-blind randomized controlled trial

Variable

Taurine (n = 16)

Control (n = 16)

p-value*

Energy intake (kcal/day)

1503.67 ± 111.04

1485.58 ± 136.28

0.68

The ratio of energy intake to the calculated energy requirement by formula (%)

85.55 ± 6.95

83.58 ± 10.09

0.53

Time to reach goal nutrition (day)

3 (3,4)

3 (3,4)

0.88

Weight

 Day 1

73.70 ± 13.06

75.96 ± 8.63

0.57

 Day 14

68.9 ± 12.66

70.35 ± 8.24

0.70

 Changes (1,14)

−4.80 ± 0.93

−5.61 ± 1.09

0.03

p-value¥

0.0001

0.0001

 

NUTRIC score

 Day 1

2.5 (2,3)

2 (2,3)

0.87

 Day 14

2 (1,2)

2 (1,2)

0.36

 Changes (1,14)

−1(−2, −0.25)

−0.5(−1.75, 0.00)

0.40

p-value¥

0.01

0.11

 
  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD, median (IQR). Mann-Whitney U test was used for NUTRIC score and time to reach goal nutrition. Independent Samples T test for others. A group comparison was made using a paired-samples t-test for weight; this was made by Wilcoxon for the others. *p-value for comparison between groups; ¥ p-value for comparison within the group.