Food for Thought: The Effects of Nutritional Support on Outcomes in Hospitalized Elderly Patients and the Critically Ill

Table 3

Nutritional and outcome results of geriatric patients following hip fractures.

Parameter	Study group (𝑛=22)	Control group (𝑛=28)	𝑃 value
Well nourished, %	63.6	64.3	0.597
At risk of malnutrition, %	36.4	35.7	0.632
Mean energy delivered/day (kcal)	1121.3 ± 299.1	777.1 ± 301.2	0.001
Cumulative energy balance (kcal)	−1229.9 ± 1763	−4975.5±4368	0.001
Total complications rate, %	27.3	64.3	0.012
Infectious complications	13.6	50	0.008
Duration of hospitalization, days	10.1 ± 3.2	12.5 ± 5.5	0.061
Mortality, 𝑛	0	2	1.0