Table 2: Characteristic of subjects.

Success group (n = 67) Non-Success group (n = 34) p-value
EN EN
Sex (male/female) 22 (32.8%)/45 (67.2%) 17 (50.0%)/17 (50.0%) 0.13
Age (years) 67 85 (80.0-88.0) 34 84.5 (76.0-87.3) 0.404
BMI (kg/m2) 66 18.2 (16.6-21.0) 30 17.5 (15.8-20.8) 0.621
CCI (points)
0 11 (16.4%) 5 (14.7%) 0.387
1-2 30 (44.8%) 12 (35.3%)
3-4 16 (23.9%) 7 (20.6%)
≥ 5 10 (14.9%) 10 (29.4%)
SGA score (points)
0 10 (14.9%) 3 (8.8%) 0.432
1-2 27 (40.3%) 9 (26.5%)
3-4 20 (29.9%) 11 (32.4%)
5-10 10 (14.9%) 8 (23.5%)
Dysphagia (presence/absence) 22 (32.8%)/45 (67.2%) 15 (44.1%)/19 (55.9%) 0.283
%TEE (%) 67 55.7 (44.4-71.6) 34 46.3 (32.6-72.0) 0.23

Data are expressed as median (25th-75th percentile) or as the number of patients (percentage). Differences between the two groups were analyzed using the Fisher’s exact test, the Chi-square test, the Mann-Whitney U-test.

EN: Effective Number; BMI: Body Mass Index; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; SGA: Subjective Global Assessment; %TEE: The Energy Fill-Rate to Total Energy Expenditure.