Table 3 Change of nutritional status in first 7 days.

From: The predictive value of GLIM criteria on clinical outcomes and responses to nutritional support in patients with neurocritical illnesses

Mean (95% CI)

Well-nourished

Malnourished

Group * timea

n = 35

n = 26

β (95% CI)

Ward X2

P

RFMT (mm)

 Day 1

15.46 (9.74 to 11.98)

10.56 (9.23 to 11.88)

1.85 (0.45 to 3.24)

6.701

0.010

 Day 7

13.92 (12.75 to 15.09)

10.86 (9.74 to 11.98)

   

 Difference

 − 1.54 (− 2.35 to − 0.74)

0.30 (− 0.84 to 1.45)

   

CC (cm)

 Day 1

34.46 (33.23 to 35.69)

31.02 (29.61 to 32.42)

0.99 (− 0.16 to 2.15)

2.839

0.092

 Day 7

33.56 (32.53 to 34.58)

31.11 (29.82 to 32.39)

   

 Difference

 − 0.90 (− 1.59 to − 0.21)

0.09 (− 0.83 to 1.02)

   

MAMC

 Day 1

25.23 (24.13 to 26.33)

22.34 (21.35 to 22.33)

2.09 (0.03 to 4.16)

3.935

0.047

 Day 7

23.61 (21.82 to 25.40)

22.81 (21.57 to 24.05)

   

 Difference

 − 1.62 (− 3.49 to 0.25)

0.47 (− 0.41 to 1.35)

   

PVFT (mm)

 Day 1

13.27 (11.69 to 14.85)

9.71 (7.65 to 11.77)

 − 1.50 (− 2.91 to − 0.09)

4.386

0.037

 Day 7

15.02 (12.98 to 17.06)

9.96 (8.21 to 11.70)

   

 Difference

1.75 (0.52 to 2.98)

0.24 (− 0.45 to 0.94)

   

SFT (mm)

 Day 1

12.80 (10.80 to 14.81)

10.88 (8.74 to 13.02)

1.09 (− 0.84 to 3.01)

1.220

0.269

 Day 7

11.71 (10.07 to 13.38)

10.89 (8.67 to 13.11)

   

 Mean difference

 − 1.08 (− 2.68 to 0.52)

0.01 (− 1.19 to 1.21)

   
  1. RFMT Rectus femoris muscle thickness, CC Calf circumference, MAMC Mid-arm muscle circumference, PVFT Preperitoneal visceral fat thickness, SFT subcutaneous fat thickness.
  2. aInteractive effects of group and time, reference to well-nourished participants. Regression coefficients is calculated by using generalized estimating equations.
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