Wet weight absorption
| Intestinal insufficiency: non-HPN (n=44) | Intestinal failure: HPN (n=45) | |
| Enteral intake (kg/day) | 3.56 (3.07–4.39) | 2.81 (2.19–3.70)*** |
| Parenteral nutrition (kg/day) | — | 2.25 (1.78–3.16) |
| Total supplies (kg/day) | 3.56 (3.07–4.39) | 5.46 (4.37–6.37)*** |
| Faecal excretion (kg/day) | 1.25 (0.67–1.83) | 2.19 (1.17–2.96)4-160 |
| Intestinal absorption (kg/day) | 2.48 (2.01–2.90) | 0.84 (–0.01–1.49)*** |
| Intestinal absorption (%) | 63 (55–80) | 31 (0–51)*** |
| Urine (kg/day) | 1.16 (0.94–1.84) | 2.23 (1.76–3.10)*** |
| Overall balance (kg/day) | 1.13 (0.78–1.36) | 1.04 (0.43–1.57) |
Results are expressed as median (25–75% percentiles).
↵4-160 p<0.01, ***p<0.001, Mann-Whitney rank sum test.