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Table 5 Changes in clinical outcomes (HK data only)

From: Partnering with families to promote nutrition in cancer care: feasibility and acceptability of the PIcNIC intervention

Variables

Baseline

1st day of week 3

1st day of week 5

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

N = 28

N = 24

N = 21

%EER1

80 (61–93)

97 (71–103)

96 (87–106)

% EPR1

82 (60–98)

92 (78–129)

93 (82–117)

Energy intake (kcal/kg/day)

22 (17–26)

24 (17–32)

26 (24–32)*

Protein intake (g/kg/day)

0.9(0.7–1.1)

1.0(0.8–1.4)

1.0(0.9–1.3)**

  1. IQR Interquartile range, EER Estimated energy requirements, EPR Estimated protein requirements; 1(numbers indicate median % EER/EPR met across patients)
  2. *p = 0.01 (Friedman test); **p = 0.013 (Friedman test)