Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the patients
From: Association between delivery methods for enteral nutrition and physical status among older adults
Nasogastric (n = 138) | PEG (n = 43) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 82 [78, 87] | 84 [76, 88] | 0.78 |
Female | 55 (39.9) | 17 (39.5) | 0.97 |
BMI < 18.5a | 32 (35.2) | 14 (45.2) | 0.32 |
Diagnosis | |||
Stroke/neurological diseases | 61 (44.2) | 24 (55.8) | 0.09 |
Respiratory diseases | 27 (19.6) | 12 (27.9) | |
Malignancy | 21 (15.2) | 4 (9.3) | |
Others | 29 (21.0) | 3 (7.0) | |
Dementia | 26 (18.8) | 6 (14.0) | 0.46 |
Updated Charlson Comorbidity Index | |||
0–2 | 122 (88.4) | 39 (90.7) | 0.44 |
3–5 | 10 (7.3) | 1 (2.3) | |
≥ 6 | 6 (4.4) | 3 (7.0) | |
Serum albumin (mg/dL) b | |||
< 2.5 | 31 (22.5) | 4 (9.3) | 0.06 |
Severity (A score)c | |||
< 2 | 67 (48.6) | 20 (46.5) | 0.82 |
≥ 2 | 71 (51.5) | 23 (53.5) | |
Physical function (B score) d | |||
< 7 | 17 (12.3) | 13 (30.2) | < 0.01* |
7–9 | 121 (87.7) | 30 (69.8) | |
Received physical restraints | 86 (62.3) | 27 (62.8) | 0.96 |
Received physical therapy | 133 (96.4) | 40 (93.0) | 0.40 |
Daily intake of enteral nutrition (kcal) | 1065 [809, 1200] | 900 [645, 1107] | 0.03* |
Estimated energy requirement (kcal)a | 1536 [1320, 1714] | 1284 [1135, 1699] | < 0.01* |
Geriatric nutritional risk indexe | 80 [71, 87] | 80 [75, 85] | 0.78 |