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Table 2 Nutritional intakes of the study population

From: Improved nutrient intake following implementation of the consensus standardised parenteral nutrition formulations in preterm neonates – a before-after intervention study

 

Pre-consensus PN Group (n = 68)

Post-consensus PN Group (n = 85)

P Value

Age at commencement,

   

hr

   

AA

11 (25)

6 (10)

0.005

Lipids

19 (29)

24.5 (26)

0.394

Duration of TPN, hr

   

AA

483 (357)

301.5 (205)

0.128

Lipids

475 (357)

253.5 (180)

0.011

Age at 1 g/kg/day of lipid, hr

19 (29)

26 (30)

0.294

Age at 2 g/kg/day of lipid, hr

46 (22)

56.50 (28)

0.004

Age at 3 g/kg/day of lipid, hr

73 (24)

82 (40)

0.010

Day 1

   

Protein, g/kg

0.49 (0.83)

1.34 (1.16)

0.000

Lipid, g/kg

0.17 (0.73)

0.09 (0.6)

0.295

Calories, kcal/kg

26.49 (6.86)

30.23 (11.04)

0.004

Total fluid (ml/kg)

63.15 (14)

62.24 (16.3)

0.572

AA/Dex (ml/kg)

8.59 (39.6)

38.76 (37.92)

 

Day 3

   

Protein, g/kg

1.73 (0.45)

2.86 (0.81)

0.000

Lipid, g/kg

1.98 (0.77)

1.80 (1.15)

0.190

Calories, kcal/kg

62.20 (7.41)

64.24 (14.61)

0.026

Total fluid (ml/kg)

113.76 (19.07)

105.88 (15.07)

0.011

AA/Dex (ml/kg)

84.42 (25)

84.40 (27.07)

 

Day 7

   

Protein, g/kg

2.35 (0.78)

3.55 (0.89)

0.000

Lipid, g/kg

3.24 (1.77)

3.44 (1.55)

0.784

Calories, kcal/kg

90.2 (26.56)

95.92 (14.28)

0.134

Total fluid (ml/kg)

156.20 (27.3)

148.88 (11.6)

0.025

AA/Dex (ml/kg)

91.26 (47.07)

88.60 (70.19)

 

Day 14

   

Protein, g/kg

2.58 (0.73)

3.58 (1.67)

0.066

Lipid, g/kg

5.1 (2.8)

5.98 (2.81)

0.121

Calories, kcal/kg

101.94 (23.36)

106.3 (36.97)

0.515

Total fluid (ml/kg)

155.74 (18.5)

155.34 (24.9)

0.580

Day 21

   

Protein, g/kg

2.87 (1.36)

3.70 (0.59)

0.005

Lipid, g/kg

6.06 (2.48)

6.45 (1.57)

0.127

Calories, kcal/kg

113.65 (31.88)

122.66 (33.23)

0.139

Total fluid (ml/kg)

155.39 (18)

161.19 (21.7)

0.34

Day 28

   

Protein, g/kg

3.42 (1.48)

3.69 (0.46)

0.002

Lipid, g/kg

6.16 (1.47)

6.62 (0.82)

0.010

Calories, kcal/kg

117 (27.02)

126.8 (22.66)

0.010

Total fluid (ml/kg)

155.93 (17.8)

162.47 (17.5)

0.034

  1. All numbers are Median ± IQR.