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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Pilot trial of remote monitoring to prevent malnutrition after hepatopancreatobiliary surgery

Characteristic

N = 19

Age, median (IQR)

65.0 (15.0)

Gender, n (%)

 Female

10 (52.6)

 Male

9 (47.4)

Race and Ethnicity, n (%)

 White

16 (84.1)

 Non-Hispanic Black

1 (5.3)

 Asian

1 (5.3)

 Hispanic

1 (5.3)

Charlson Comorbidity Index, median (IQR)

6.0 (2.0)

Body Mass Index, median (IQR)

26.2 (6.8)

ASA Physical Status, n (%)

 Score 2

5 (26.3)

 Score 3

14 (73.7)

Surgery type, n (%)

 Hepatectomy

4 (21.1)

 Pancreatectomy

15 (78.9)

PG-SGA Score

 0–1 (No immediate intervention)

2 (10.5)

 2–3 (Dietitian intervention recommended)

7 (36.8)

 4–8 (Dietitian intervention required)

7 (36.8)

 ≥ 9 (Critical need for dietitian and clinician intervention)

3 (15.9)

  1. IQR Interquartile range, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, PG-SGA Patient-generated Subjective Global Assessment