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Table 1 Descriptive and compared between group at baseline

From: Fat mass affects nutritional status of ICU COVID-19 patients

 

Overall (n 22)

Lean (n 10)

Obese (n 12)

p

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Anthropometrics and body parameters

 Age (years)

58.50 (49.00; 67.75)

57.00 (47.00; 68.00)

65.00 (52.50; 67.50)

0.49

 Subscapular Thickness (mm)

17.51 (11.83; 21.39)

11.30 (9.74; 16.30)

21.34 (17.94; 26.64)

0.001

 Suprailiac Thickness (mm)

21.11 (12.00; 25.51)

11.60 (6.70; 16.30)

25.00 (21.23; 28.05)

0.004

 Sum Thickness (mm)

38.96 (23.91; 46.32)

23.10 (18.00; 32.80)

46.03 (41.21; 49.21)

0.001

 Fat Mass (%)

37.81 (27.71; 46.52)

27.57 (22.49; 33.18)

45.68 (40.26; 47.59)

0.001

 Waist Circumference (cm)

99.49 (96.23; 113.34)

97.11 (94.22; 99.50)

101.25 (99.10; 116.90)

0.048

 Liver Attenuation (HU)

47.94 (43.04; 51.34)

51.46 (49.94; 54.14)

44.37 (37.13; 47.94)

0.005

 Spleen Attenuation (HU)

51.23 (44.50; 54.14)

54.30 (49.45; 57.26)

51.70 (48.10; 55.89)

0.791

 LSR Attenuation

0.92 (0.82; 1.00)

0.96 (0.82; 1.06)

0.82 (0.75; 0.88)

0.017

Blood chemistry parameters

 C-reactive Protein (mg/L)

74.30 (55.20; 113.00)

88.60 (45.18; 112.00)

89.20 (60.5; 107.00)

0.728

 Glycemia (mg/dL)

111.00 (97.00; 138.00)

111.00 (96.00; 134.00)

113.00 (96.93; 146.25)

0.855

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.80 (0.60; 1.09)

0.94 (0.74; 1.33)

0.70 (0.60; 0.90)

0.173

 Albumin (g/dL)

3.30 (3.00; 4.05)

3.50 (2.78; 4.03)

3.30 (3.10; 4.30)

0.830

 AST (U/L)

39.00 (31.00; 56.50)

33.00 (28.00; 39.25)

55.00 (36.00; 81.00)

0.027

 ALT (U/L)

29.00 (16.50; 60.50)

18.00 (12.75; 36.00)

41.00 (21.00; 96.00)

0.034

 Indirect bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.71 (0.44; 1.15)

0.80 (0.50; 1.08)

0.58 (0.26; 1.61)

0.431

 Total bilirubin (mg/dl)

1.00 (0.77; 1.40)

1.00 (0.90; 1.40)

0.92 (0.52; 2.40)

0.431

 Direct bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.36 (0.26; 0.41)

0.40 (0.32; 0.41)

0.31 (0.22; 0.94)

0.352

 Platelets (103/μL)

187.00 (132.75; 301.25)

202.00 (141.00; 363.00)

172.00 (120.00; 285.00)

0.634

 WBC (103/μL)

6.65 (4.67; 11.33)

5.17 (3.79; 8.73)

6.99 (4.83; 13.07)

0.223

 Neutrophils (103/μL)

4.04 (3.16; 7.08)

3.78 (3.04; 7.24)

4.33 (3.47; 8.61)

0.491

 Lymphocytes (103/μL)

0.85 (0.55; 1.21)

0.89 (0.39; 1.53)

0.81 (0.65; 1.00)

0.711

 PNI

36.01 (30.00; 44.51)

35.00 (27.75; 40.26)

36.00 (31.00; 41.0)

0.475

 Fibrinogen (mg/dL)

527.00 (414.00; 680.01)

592.00 (390.50; 677.50)

521.00 (390.00; 738.50)

0.953

 D-Dimer (ng/mL)

387.00 (224.00; 852.50)

336.00 (164.50; 1974.00)

438.00 (255.00; 869.00)

0.549

  1. Differences among groups at baseline. All parameters are presented as median (interquartile range) and were compared by Mann Whitney test Statistical significance was attributed as p < 0.05
  2. IQR Interquartile Range, LSR Liver Spleen Ratio AST Aspartate Aminotransferase, ALT Alanine Aminotransferase, WBC White Blood Cell, PNI Prognostic Nutritional Index