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Patients baseline characteristics and BMR, RMR and TEE at baseline 5 days and in the community respectively [mean (SD)] |
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| Variable |
Baseline (n-55) |
Day 5 (n = 32) |
Six weeks in the community (n = 17) |
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| Age |
76 (9) |
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| Gender, female (%) |
8 (40%) |
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| Chronic disease/patient |
1.5 |
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| Drug/patient+ |
2.1 |
2.1 |
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| Body weight (kg) |
70 (13) |
72 (12) |
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| BMI (kg/m2) |
26.3 (5.5) |
26.4 (5.5) |
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| MUAC (cm) |
29.3 (2.9) |
29.7 (1.9) |
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| TSF (mm) |
19 (7.8) |
16.3 (4.4) |
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| Thyroid stimulating hormone (normal 0.38–4.7 mμ/L) |
1.6 (0.75) |
3.3 (6.9) |
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| C-reactive proteins * (normal <6 mg/L) |
22 (28) |
12 (18) |
5 (7) |
| Energy Expenditure [BMR] * (Kcal/day) |
1403 (346) |
1317 (446) |
1159 (445) |
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* P value for difference between hospital and community values < 0.05 + Diuretics, ACE inhibitors, β-blockers, Calcium channel blockers, statins, aspirin warfarin, clopidogrel, analgesics, benzidiazepines, antidepressants and oral hyopglycaemics | |||
Gariballa and Forster Nutrition Journal 2006 5:9 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-5-9 |
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