Table 1: Patient's clinical background.

Patient data Clinically euvolemic (no 51) Likely dehydrated(no 13)
Age-years 70.3 (SD 12.9) 71.8 (SD 10.8)
Male gender % 63 61
Pressure sores % 41 69
Malignant neoplasm % 25 0
Cachexia % 29 69
Sarcopenia % 37 31
Diabetes mellitus % 27 38
Congestive heart failure % 12 15
COPD % 8 15
Dementia CDR > 1 67 69
Tracheostomy % 47 31
Oral feeding % 49 38
Enteral tube feeding % 51 54*
Systoblic blood pressure (mmHg) 117 (SD 14) 123 (SD 19.6)
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 64.3 (SD 8.9) 66 (SD 5.9)

*Two enteral fed patients had begun oral feeding in parallel.