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Table 2 Baseline nutritic characteristics within 72 h in ICU among groups

From: Association of early dietary fiber intake and mortality in septic patients with mechanical ventilation based on MIMIC IV 2.1 database: a cohort study

Variables

Total

(n = 1057)

Group by Fiber index (g/(%))

P value

LFI group

(n = 655)

MFI group

(n = 194)

HFI group

(n = 208)

Feeding route: EN

979 (92.621)

593 (90.534)

187 (96.392)

199 (95.673)

0.004

Feeding route: EN + PN

78 (7.379)

62 (9.466)

7 (3.608)

9 (4.327)

 

Early enteral nutrition: NO

577 (54.588)

444 (67.786)

92 (47.423)

41 (19.712)

< 0.001

Early enteral nutrition: Yes

480 (45.412)

211 (32.214)

102 (52.577)

167 (80.288)

 

Target Energy(kcal)*

6152.0 (4529.0, 7622.0)

6152.0 (4718.0, 7916.0)

5532.0 (4293.0, 7353.0)

6442.0 (4765.0, 7695.0)

0.008

Actual energy intake(kcal)

1507.0 (809.4, 2558.0)

1283.0 (696.5, 2322.0)

1427.0 (874.6, 2254.0)

2252.0 (1501.0, 3368.0)

< 0.001

Energy achievement

0.2 (0.1, 0.4)

0.2 (0.1, 0.4)

0.2 (0.2, 0.4)

0.4 (0.2, 0.5)

< 0.001

Actual protein intake(g)

15.6 (0.0, 72.4)

0.0 (0.0, 41.2)

19.6 (10.1, 42.4)

79.9 (41.7, 117.4)

< 0.001

Actual non-nutrient energy intake(kcal)

373.5 (0.0, 1437.0)

90.0 (0.0, 840.2)

400.7 (203.2, 990.6)

1578.0 (869.6, 2434.0)

< 0.001

Actual enteral nutrition energy intake(kcal)

324.0 (0.0, 1385.0)

0.0 (0.0, 776.4)

363.9 (197.7, 866.9)

1578.0 (841.8, 2394.0)

< 0.001

Actual fiber intake(g)

0.0 (0.0, 5.4)

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

3.9 (2.4, 7.1)

21.6 (11.8, 31.8)

< 0.001

Fiber index(g/(%))

0.0 (0.0, 26.1)

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

17.4 (10.2, 27.3)

55.5 (42.7, 68.5)

< 0.001

  1. Values are n (%) or median (25th–75th percentile)
  2. Abbreviations: EN Enteral nutrition, PN Parenteral Nutrition, FI Fiber Index, LFI Low fiber index(FI < 3 g/(%)), MFI Medium fiber index(3 ≤ FI <35 g/(%), HFI High fiber index(≥ 35 g/(%)), IQR Interquartile range, Actual non-nutrient energy intake: include energy of dextrose and propofol. *The target energy is based on the calculation of the fiber index