Critical Care Research and Practice

Research Article

Use of mNUTRIC-Score for Nutrition Risk Assessment and Prognosis Prediction in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Observational Study

Table 1

Characteristics of mechanically ventilated critically ill COVID-19 patients.


	n = 98

Age, years	57.22 ± 13.66
Male, n (%)	67 (68.4%)
Comorbidities	1 (0–7)
Diabetes, n (%)	35 (35.7%)
Hypertension, n (%)	44 (44.9%)
Coronary heart disease, n (%)	17 (17.3%)
Chronic kidney disease, n (%)	8 (8.2%)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, n (%)	4 (4.1%)
Charlson comorbidity index	2 (0–9)
Severity of disease
PaO₂/FiO₂ ratio	74 (31–366)
SOFA score	7.69 ± 2.69
APACHE II score	19.06 ± 6.92
Nutritional characteristics
mNUTRIC-Score	4 (0–8)
Enteral nutrition, n (%)	76 (77.6%)
No nutritional support, n (%)	22 (22.4%)
Initial time of nutrition support
≤48 h, n (%)	35 (35.7%)
>48 h, n (%)	41 (41.8%)
Biochemicals
Glucose (mg/dL)	162.50 (45–533)
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.25 (0.30–20.23)
BUN (mg/dL)	31.45 (9–137)
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)	199.23 ± 136.30
Sodium (mmol/L)	135.46 ± 5.39
Potassium (mmol/L)	4.45 (2.80–8.90)
Magnesium (mg/dL)	2.29 ± 0.39
Phosphorus (mg/dL)	3.65 (2–12.90)
Lactate (mmol/L)	2 (0.60–7)
Outcomes
Death at 28-day, n (%)	71 (72.4%)

Abbreviations: APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; mNUTRIC-Score, modified Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill-Score; PaO₂/FiO₂ ratio, partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen; SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.