Exploring choices of early nutritional support for patients with sepsis based on changes in intestinal microecology

Table 1 Comparison of the general information among the three groups of individuals

Indicator	TEN (n = 10)	TPN (n = 10)	SPN (n = 10)	H/F/χ2/Z/t value	P value
Age (yr, mean ± SD)	59.20 ± 12.52	54.30 ± 15.10	59.30 ± 16.33	0.46	0.63
Sex
Male (case, %)	8 (80)	8 (80)	8 (80)	0.00	1.00
Female (case, %)	2 (20)	2 (20)	2 (20)
Underlying disease
Hypertension (case, %)	4 (40)	3 (30)	5 (50)	0.83	0.65
Diabetes (case, %)	2 (20)	4 (40)	2 (20)	1.36	0.50
Malignant tumor (case, %)	0 (0)	2 (20)	2 (20)	2.30	0.31
APACHE II score on day 1 (points, mean ± SD)	14.10 ± 2.84	15.30 ± 4.73	19.50 ± 7.38	2.12	0.14
SOFA score on day 1 (points, mean ± SD)	5.40 ± 1.51	9.60 ± 1.95	10.20 ± 4.10	5.53	0.10
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD)	23.90 ± 2.79	26.84 ± 3.89	26.05 ± 2.67	1.90	0.17
NUTRIC score on day 1
≥ 6 points (case, %)	3 (30)	6 (60)	6 (60)	2.40	0.30
< 6 points (case, %)	7 (70)	4 (40)	4 (40)
REE on day 1 [kcal, M (P25, P75)]	1950.00 (1759.28, 2050.72)	1900 (1726.40, 2073.59)	2036 (1882.46, 2189.53)	2.49	0.28

APACHE II score: Acute Physiologic Assessment and Chronic Health Evaluation II Scoring System; SOFA score: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score; BMI: Body mass index; NUTRIC score: Nutritional Risk Rating Instrument for Critically Ill Patients; REE: Resting energy expenditure; TEN: Total enteral nutrition; TPN: Total parenteral nutrition; SPN: Supplemental parenteral nutrition.