Table 1 Clinical features and univariate associations with diarrhea in STBI patients
Variables | Age < 65 (n = 168) | Age ≥ 65 (n = 124) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diarrhea (n = 56) | No Diarrhea (n = 112) | p value | Diarrhea (n = 58) | No Diarrhea (n = 66) | p value | |
Age (years) | 52.61 ± 9.86 | 49.90 ± 12.09 | 0.249 | 73.53 ± 7.87 | 73.18 ± 6.71 | 0.961 |
Sex (M/F) | 45/11 | 82/30 | 0.310 | 46/12 | 43/23 | 0.081 |
GCS | 0.742 | 0.021 | ||||
3–5 | 24 | 51 | 34 | 25 | ||
6–8 | 32 | 61 | 24 | 41 | ||
APACHE II | 17.57 ± 6.02 | 13.91 ± 4.38 | 0.000 | 20.45 ± 4.90 | 17.67 ± 3.63 | 0.002 |
Hypertension (%) | 12(21.43%) | 20(17.86%) | 0.578 | 28(48.28%) | 36(54.55%) | 0.486 |
Diabetes (%) | 4(7.14%) | 6(5.36%) | 0.645 | 10(17.24%) | 8(12.12%) | 0.419 |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 23.76 ± 3.12 | 23.20 ± 2.96 | 0.259 | 23.02 ± 3.97 | 22.67 ± 3.03 | 0.571 |
Fasting time (days) | 1.27 ± 0.82 | 1.08 ± 0.75 | 0.205 | 1.21 ± 0.95 | 1.29 ± 1.08 | 0.614 |
Daily nutrient solution (mL) | 1239 ± 258 | 1186 ± 270 | 0.198 | 1267 ± 254 | 1274 ± 275 | 0.794 |
High fat energy (%) | 45(80.36%) | 80(71.43%) | 0.211 | 53(91.38%) | 47(71.21%) | 0.005 |
Enteral nutrition duration (days) | 13.89 ± 9.28 | 8.77 ± 4.09 | 0.000 | 14.59 ± 6.01 | 9.36 ± 5.55 | 0.000 |
Serum albumin (g/L) | 34.04 ± 7.20 | 36.70 ± 6.17 | 0.009 | 36.31 ± 5.67 | 36.51 ± 6.47 | 0.857 |
Antibiotics DDDs | 15.86 ± 8.17 | 9.25 ± 5.07 | 0.000 | 15.53 ± 8.28 | 9.11 ± 5.64 | 0.000 |
Use prokinetic drugs (%) | 46(82.14%) | 87(77.68%) | 0.502 | 45(77.59%) | 50(75.76%) | 0.810 |
Tube feeding of potassium (%) | 32(57.14%) | 52(46.43%) | 0.190 | 38(65.52%) | 27(40.91%) | 0.006 |