title: [Assessment of the diet of malnourished outpatients with chronic obstructive respiratory insufficiency].
abstract: We investigated the daily diets of malnourished patients with chronic obstructive ventilatory insufficiency. A total of 28 patients with body weights of less than 80% of ideal body weight were included. The patients were all ambulatory and in a stable phase of their illness. Their diets were assessed by dietary registration covering seven days. Basal energy expenditure was calculated using the Harris-Benedict equation. On an average these patients had a daily energy intake of 205% of their total energy expenditure, which is significantly higher than the value of 150% of basal energy expenditure considered sufficient for normal daily activity (p less than 0.0001). We conclude that low energy intake is not the cause of low body weight in these patients. They seem to be in a hypermetabolic state which may be due to the increased energy demand of the exertion of breathing.
authors.affiliation: Vejle Sygehus, lungemedicinsk afdeling.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ahlburg
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Otte
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stellfeld
mesh_terms: D015930:Diet Records; D002149:Energy Intake; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Vurdering af kosten hos ambulante underernaerede patienter med kronisk obstruktiv ventilatorisk insufficiens.