Table 2: Characteristic of subjects.
Success group (n = 67) | Non-Success group (n = 34) | p-value | |||
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EN | EN | ||||
Sex (male/female) | 22 (32.8%)/45 (67.2%) | 17 (50.0%)/17 (50.0%) | 0.13 | ||
Age (years) | 67 | 85 (80.0-88.0) | 34 | 84.5 (76.0-87.3) | 0.404 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 66 | 18.2 (16.6-21.0) | 30 | 17.5 (15.8-20.8) | 0.621 |
CCI (points) | |||||
0 | 11 (16.4%) | 5 (14.7%) | 0.387 | ||
1-2 | 30 (44.8%) | 12 (35.3%) | |||
3-4 | 16 (23.9%) | 7 (20.6%) | |||
≥ 5 | 10 (14.9%) | 10 (29.4%) | |||
SGA score (points) | |||||
0 | 10 (14.9%) | 3 (8.8%) | 0.432 | ||
1-2 | 27 (40.3%) | 9 (26.5%) | |||
3-4 | 20 (29.9%) | 11 (32.4%) | |||
5-10 | 10 (14.9%) | 8 (23.5%) | |||
Dysphagia (presence/absence) | 22 (32.8%)/45 (67.2%) | 15 (44.1%)/19 (55.9%) | 0.283 | ||
%TEE (%) | 67 | 55.7 (44.4-71.6) | 34 | 46.3 (32.6-72.0) | 0.23 |
Data are expressed as median (25th-75th percentile) or as the number of patients (percentage). Differences between the two groups were analyzed using the Fisher’s exact test, the Chi-square test, the Mann-Whitney U-test.
EN: Effective Number; BMI: Body Mass Index; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; SGA: Subjective Global Assessment; %TEE: The Energy Fill-Rate to Total Energy Expenditure.