Effects of early enteral nutrition on Th17/Treg cells and IL-23/IL-17 in septic patients

Table 1 Demographic data and clinical parameters on admission

	EEN group	DEN group	P-value
	(n = 26)	(n = 27)
Age (yr)	58.85 ± 10.48	57.30 ± 14.82	0.663
Sex (Male:Female)	18:8	18:9	0.842
Etiology (n, %)
Abdominal infection	11 (42.3%)	14 (51.9%)	0.487
Thoracic/Pulmonary infection	10 (38.5%)	9 (33.3%)	0.697
Urinary infection	3 (11.5%)	2 (7.4%)	0.669
Mucocutaneous infection	2 (7.7%)	2 (7.4%)	1.000
BMI	25.25 ± 5.97	24.24 ± 4.15	0.476
APACHE II	21.69 ± 6.24	22.19 ± 5.69	0.765
SOFA	9.08 ± 1.94	9.44 ± 3.82	0.659

EEN: Early enteral nutrition; DEN: Delayed enteral nutrition; BMI: Body mass index; APACHE II: Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II; SOFA: Sequential organ failure assessment.