Table 8: Distribution of the studied critically ill patients according to their
nutritional adequacy.
|
Variable |
Categories |
(n = 50) |
|
|
N |
% |
||
|
Nutritional adequacy
(Calories) |
Mild underfeeding |
1 |
2 |
|
Moderate
underfeeding |
11 |
22 |
|
|
Severely
underfeeding |
38 |
76 |
|
|
Nutritional adequacy
(Protein) |
Mild underfeeding |
1 |
2 |
|
Moderate
underfeeding |
2 |
4 |
|
|
Severely
underfeeding |
47 |
94 |
|
|
Nutritional adequacy
(Enteral Volume) |
Moderate
underfeeding |
9 |
18 |
|
Severely underfeeding |
41 |
82 |
|