Clinical Study
Assessment of Nutritional Status, Digestion and Absorption, and Quality of Life in Patients with Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Table 3
Fecal energy losses, intestinal absorption capacity, and exocrine pancreatic function.
| | Average daily intake | Fecal losses median [IQR] | Absorption capacity (%) median [IQR] | Absorption capacity < 85% |
| | Weight (g/d) | — | 236.5 (97.8–409.3) | — | — | | Energy (kcal/d) | 1926 (1681–2283) | 324 (198–597)1 | 82.9 (47.8–87.9) | | | Fat (g/d) | 86.0 (62.0–105.0) | 8.7 (3.8–29.9) | 84.2 (39.1–93.0) | | | Nitrogen (g/d) | — | 2.6 (1.5–3.4) | — | — | | Protein (g/d) | 74.0 (62.8–88.3) | 16.3 (9.4–21.3) | 77.0 (54.5–81.6) | | | Carbohydrates (g/d) | 213.0 (135.0–246.0) | 39.6 (24.8–54.5) | 80.6 (62.7–85.0) | |
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: one patient could not collect feces because of logistical problems.1Reference of healthy subjects is 200 kcal/d [22]. Loss of >200 kcal/d, .
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