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Table 3 Comparison of nutrient intakes in the TP in very preterm infants with and without EUGR / inadequate weight growth velocity

From: Relationship between nutrient intakes in the transition phase and postnatal growth of preterm infants: a systematic review

References

N

Nutrient intakes in the TP

EUGR / inadequate weight growth velocity

Non-EUGR /

adequate weight growth velocity

P

Liotto et al. [19]

56/50

In the early TP

Parenteral protein intake (g/kg/day)

2.36 ± 0.7

2.45 ± 0.8

0.53

Parenteral energy intake (Kcal/kg/day)

59.4 ± 18.6

61.9 ± 24.1

0.54

Enteral protein intake (g/kg/day)

1.09 ± 0.5

1.33 ± 0.7

0.05

Enteral energy intake (kcal/kg/day)

45.5 ± 16.4

51.5 ± 21.3

0.10

Cumulative energy in PN + EN (kcal/kg/d)

-

-

-

Cumulative protein in PN + EN (g/kg/d)

-

-

-

In the late TP

Parenteral protein intake (g/kg/day)

1.28 ± 0.7

1.74 ± 0.9

0.01

Parenteral energy intake (Kcal/kg/day)

30.0 ± 17.0

43.6 ± 22.6

 < 0.001

Enteral protein intake (g/kg/day)

1.82 ± 0.8

1.73 ± 0.8

0.58

Enteral energy intake (Kcal/kg/day)

72.4 ± 20.0

64.2 ± 26.5

0.07

Cumulative energy in PN + EN (kcal/kg/d)

-

-

-

Cumulative protein in PN + EN (g/kg/d)

-

-

-

Wang et al. [20]

20/20

In the early TP

Parenteral amino acid intake (g/kg/d)

2.55 ± 0.42

2.52 ± 0.41

0.78

Parenteral energy intake (kcal/kg/d)

62.10 ± 7.98

62.06 ± 10.39

0.99

Enteral amino acid intake (g/kg/d)

0.51 (0.23, 0.87)

0.75 (0.30, 1.61)

0.03

Enteral energy intake (kcal/kg/d)

19.52 ± 7.24

27.16 ± 14.42

0.04

Cumulative energy in PN + EN (kcal/kg/d)

81.62 ± 8.43

89.23 ± 9.01

0.01

Cumulative amino acid in PN + EN (g/kg/d)

-

-

-

In the late TP

Parenteral amino acid intake (g/kg/d)

1.41 (0.88, 2.05)

1.38 (1.03, 1.79)

0.63

Parenteral energy intake (kcal/kg/d)

34.43 (21.44, 54.45)

32.90 (25.37, 46.01)

0.41

Enteral amino acid intake (g/kg/d)

1.74 (0.82, 2.25)

1.80 (0.99, 2.23)

0.75

Enteral energy intake (kcal/kg/d)

64.82 (28.60, 81.17)

65.38 (45.19, 82.91)

0.84

Cumulative energy in PN + EN (kcal/kg/d)

99.25 ± 11.45

98.29 ± 12.70

0.80

Cumulative amino acid in PN + EN (g/kg/d)

-

-

-

  1. TP transition phase, EUGR extrauterine growth restriction, AA amino acids, PN parenteral nutrition, EN enteral nutrition