Table 5 Plasma amino acid concentrations and indexes at baseline and at 3 and 6 months in elderly patients exclusively receiving a protein-enriched enteral diet

317 ± 33^†

315 ± 39

342 ± 32

.607

143 ± 18

183 ± 20

208 ± 18

.168

38 ± 4

41 ± 6

52 ± 3

.062

68 ± 8^{a ‡}

57 ± 6^a

96 ± 6^b

.002

146 ± 22^ab

130 ± 12^a

178 ± 12^b

.007

87 ± 10^a

132 ± 20^b

150 ± 17^b

.001

75 ± 7

77 ± 10

83 ± 7

.449

7 ± 1^a

11 ± 3^b

102 ± 11^c

<.001

20 ± 5^a

25 ± 8^a

68 ± 6^b

<.001

24 ± 7^a

59 ± 8^b

24 ± 1^a

.002

47 ± 7

46 ± 8

46 ± 8

.766

454 ± 64^a

500 ± 102^a

968 ± 123^b

.001

7 ± 1

7 ± 1

6 ± 1

.189

43 ± 8^a

21 ± 6^a

71 ± 6^b

.001

36 ± 5^a

37 ± 4^a

51 ± 3^b

.015

40 ± 4^a

38 ± 4^a

56 ± 5^b

.017

30 ± 4^a

44 ± 6^ab

54 ± 5^b

.005

31 ± 7^a

25 ± 5^a

46 ± 4^b

.006

81 ± 14^a

130 ± 13^b

85 ± 5^a

.022

86 ± 12

114 ± 16

91 ± 5

.189

77 ± 14

99 ± 21

83 ± 7

.549

12 ± 2

14 ± 2

8 ± 1

.257

190 ± 25^a

128 ± 13^b

194 ± 21^a

.046

2.54 ± 0.14^a

2.34 ± 0.52^b

2.93 ± 0.20^a

.008

256 ± 32^a

228 ± 16^a

326 ± 21^b

.007

3.85 ± 0.40^a

3.93 ± 0.41^ab

2.56 ± 0.31^b

.017

1.09 ± 0.15

2.12 ± 0.62

1.23 ± 0.12

.420

4.85 ± 0.40^a

5.78 ± 0.66^a

3.59 ± 0.27^b

.004

1.36 ± 0.15^ab

1.35 ± 0.13^a

1.05 ± 0.07^b

.017

0.92 ± 0.07

1.00 ± 0.06

0.96 ± 0.05

.449

1.46 ± 0.41^a

0.88 ± 0.40^a

2.80 ± 0.20^b

.001

2.25 ± 0.22

2.52 ± 0.21

1.98 ± 0.13

.071

2.66 ± 0.25^a

2.50 ± 0.35^a

4.15 ± 0.43^b

<.001