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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis for death and becoming bedridden

From: Association between delivery methods for enteral nutrition and physical status among older adults

Predictor variables

Death or bedriddena

Deatha

Bedriddenb

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

PEG feeding (nasogastric feeding as reference)

0.38 (0.16–0.93)*

0.56 (0.19–1.64)

0.09 (0.02–0.40)*

Age (years)

1.01 (0.95–1.07)

1.03 (0.95–1.11)

1.02 (0.93–1.12)

Female (male as reference)

1.36 (0.59–3.12)

0.30 (0.10–0.88)*

3.90 (0.75–20.19)

BMI < 18.5 (≥18.5 as reference)

0.78 (0.20–3.01)

1.82 (0.41–8.00)

0.89 (0.10–8.34)

Diagnosis (stroke/neurological diseases as reference)

 Respiratory diseases

2.91 (0.73–11.64)

0.80 (0.17–3.88)

2.21 (0.28–17.37)

 Malignancy

0.59 (0.13–2.76)

0.79 (0.13–4.89)

2.44 (0.17–35.72)

 Others

0.35 (0.09–1.38)

0.34 (0.06–1.90)

0.24 (0.02–2.99)

Dementia

0.35 (0.13–0.97)*

0.84 (0.25–2.90)

0.59 (0.11–3.21)

Updated Charlson Comorbidity Index (score of 0–2 as reference)

 3–5

0.65 (0.14–3.05)

0.35 (0.04–2.82)

0.31 (0.02–4.69)

  ≥ 6

0.48 (0.08–2.97)

0.82 (0.09–7.39)

0.03 (0.00–1.09)

Albumin < 2.5 mg/dL (level ≥ 2.5 mg/dL as reference)

0.88 (0.26–2.92)

1.78 (0.45–7.11)

0.27 (0.02–2.88)

Severity: A score ≥ 2 (score of 0–1 as reference)c

1.05 (0.49–2.26)

0.64 (0.26–1.54)

3.31 (0.76–14.36)

Physical function: B score = 7–9 (score of 0–6 as reference)d

1.77 (0.68–4.64)

1.36 (0.39–4.66)

1.34 (0.27–6.80)

Physical restraints (no physical restraints as reference)

1.69 (0.79–3.65)

1.53 (0.56–4.15)

5.08 (1.19–21.71)*

Physical therapy (no physical therapy as reference)

0.44 (0.08–2.56)

0.12 (0.01–0.95)*

0.15 (0.00–12.55)

Daily intake of enteral nutrition (kcal/100)

0.77 (0.68–0.88)*

0.76 (0.66–0.88)*

0.66 (0.52–0.85)*

Estimated energy requirement (kcal/100)

1.13 (0.83–1.53)

1.15 (0.85–1.56)

1.38 (0.79–2.40)

Geriatric nutritional risk index

0.98 (0.93–1.03)

0.98 (0.91–1.05)

0.97 (0.86–1.09)

  1. *P < 0.05
  2. a181 patients were analyzed
  3. b98 patients who survived and continued to receive enteral nutrition at discharge were analyzed
  4. cA score of ≥2 means severe disease
  5. dB score of 7–9 means moderately dependent, whereas B score of 0–-6 means less dependent
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