Patients at nutritional risk

Before

group

(n = 188)

Intervention

group

(n = 190)

After

group

(n = 176)

p-value

Diet registration (%)

First day

Second day

Third day

135 (72)

116 (62)

93 (49)

158(83)

138 (73)

123 (65)

123 (70)

124 (71)

110 (63)

0.01

0.05

0.002

Mean sum-score of 3 days registration

Protein intake, g (sd)

Energy intake, kJ (sd)

28.2 (23.9)

3657 (3062)

34.3 (24.4)

4548 (3114)

29.4 (24.8)

3657 (2988)

0.04

0.005

Protein sufficiency intake¹ (%)

Energy sufficiency intake¹ (%)

23/148 (16)

51/148 (34)

37/154 (24)

73/155 (47)

26/125 (21)

56/126 (44)

0.18

0.07

Nutrition plan and/or prescription of oral nutritional supplement at discharge (%)

80 (43)

106 (56)

107 (61)

0.001

Median length of stay (IQR²)

8 (6 - 10)

7 (6 - 9)

7 (5 - 8.5)

0.03

Weight change³ (%)

Weight loss

No change/weight increase

Missing data/deaths

87 (46)

84 (45)

17 (9)

77 (41)

88 (46)

25 (13)

57 (32)

103 (59)

16 (9)

0.01