Research Article
Comparison of the Initiation Time of Enteral Nutrition for Critically Ill Patients: At Admission vs. 24 to 48 Hours after Admission
Table 2
APACHE II score at admission, albumin level at admission, and prealbumin level at admission.
| Group | n | APACHE II score at admission (±s) | Albumin level at admission (±s, g/L) | Prealbumin level at admission (±s, g/L) |
| Intervention group | 44 | 22.7 ± 9.5 | 35.33 ± 6.58 | 0.175 ± 0.075 | Control group | 43 | 22.2 ± 6.1 | 36.19 ± 6.80 | 0.153 ± 0.069 | χ2/t | | 0.276 | 0.605 | 1.455 | | 0.783 | 0.547 | 0.149 |
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