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Table 4 Comparison of clinical course, caloric intake, and selected antibiotics during hospitalization

From: Nutritional parameters affecting severity of pneumonia and length of hospital stay in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia: a retrospective cross-sectional study

 

≥65 years (n = 36)

<65 years (n = 21)

P-value

Clinical course during hospitalization

   

 Length of stay (days)

17.5 ± 12.9

9.0 ± 3.4

0.001*

 Fasting period (days)

2.7 ± 7.2

0.2 ± 0.8

0.022*

 Duration of PPN implementation (days)

8.4 ± 11.4

2.7 ± 2.6

0.014*

 Duration of antibiotic administration (days)

8.9 ± 2.6

6.7 ± 2.9

0.002*

Mean caloric intake

   

 Oral ingestion (kcal/day)

1357.9 ± 533.1

1652.4 ± 366.5

0.030*

 PPN (kcal/day)

266.9 ± 49.4

144.8 ± 153.6

0.034*

Selected antibiotics

   

 High-dose ABPC

18

13

0.384

 Ceftriaxone

6

6

0.288

 Meropenem

12

2

0.044*

  1. PPN peripheral parenteral nutrition, ABPC aminobenzylpenicillin
  2. *P < 0.05