Figure 1. Flowchart study.

Table 1. Socioeconomic and clinical variables of patients with suspected COVID-19 admitted to the ICU according to NUTRIC classification.

Table 1. Socioeconomic and clinical variables of patients with suspected COVID-19 admitted to the ICU according to NUTRIC classification.

VariablesNUTRIC < 5
(n = 41)NUTRIC ≥ 5
(n = 30)pSex, n (%) 0.80  Male25 (61)20 (66.7)   Female16 (39)10 (33.3) Age (years) ‡49.6 ± 16.165.3 ± 13.5<0.0001Comorbidities, n (%) 0.67  Diabetes1012   Hypertension1520   Obesity1610   Cardiovascular diseases916   COPD65   Chronic kidney disease46   Cancer45   Liver cirrhosis/steatosis/hepatitis14   Others58 Length of stay in ICU (days) ‡9.6 ± 7.712.0 ± 7.80.10Mortality, n (%) 0.0001 *  Alive29 (66.6)6 (30.5)   Died12 (33.3)24 (69.5) Mechanic ventilation duration (d) ‡12.5 ± 7.513.2 ± 8.70.38Body mass index (kg/m2) ‡29.9 ± 6.327.5 ± 6.40.06NUTRIC (score) ‡2.3 ± 1.36.8 ± 1.4<0.0001 *Biochemical analysis   Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) †44 (11–738)45 (15–1069)0.29  Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) †42 (12–874)45 (24–2049)0.19  D-dimer (ng/mL) †623.5 (140–4068)850.5 (0.6–25799)0.04 *  C reactive protein (mg/dL) ‡14.4 ± 9.317.1 ± 12.30.14