Resting energy expenditure and glucose, protein and fat oxidation in severe chronic virus hepatitis B patients

Table 2 REE and oxidation rates in different groups of patients with liver disease (mean ± SD)

Group	REE (kcal/d)	REE/kg (kcal/d)	RQ	npRQ	CHO (g/d per kg)	Fat (g/d per kg)	Protein (g/d per kg)
1	1586.7 ± 783.0	25.8 ± 11.3	0.90 ± 0.05	0.92 ± 0.21	3.8 ± 2.1	0.5 ± 0.5	1.1 ± 0.6
2	1388.5 ± 334.5	20.7 ± 6.1	0.84 ± 0.06a	0.88 ± 0.18	1.8 ± 1.0a	0.9 ± 0.7	0.9 ± 0.6
3	1317.9 ± 266.3	19.8 ± 3.6	0.88 ± 0.08	0.91 ± 0.09	2.7 ± 1.4	0.9 ± 2.0	1.0 ± 0.6
P value	0.126	0.014	0.001	0.441	0	0.721	0.525

Group 1: Acute hepatitis group; Group 2: Chronic severe hepatitis group; Group 3: Cirrhosis group.

^aP < 0.05, 2 vs 1 and 3 vs 1.