Table 1 Comparison of patients with and without tube feeding (n = 58)
With tube | Without tube | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 46 | n = 12 | t | p | |
Age (years) (mean ± S.D.) | 78.4 ± 8.9 | 84.0 ± 8.1 | 1.962 | 0.055 |
CCI total | 2.2 ± 1.1 | 2.5 ± 1.4 | 0.694 | 0.491 |
CDR SoB | 17.4 ± 1.1 | 17.4 ± 1.2 | 0.188 | 0.851 |
χ2 | p | |||
Sex (men/women) | 20/26 | 7/5 | 0.844 | 0.358 |
Diagnosis | ||||
Alzheimer’s disease | 30 | 8 | ||
Vascular dementia | 11 | 3 | ||
Others | 5 | 1 | ||
FAST | ||||
6e | 19 | 8 | ||
7a | 7 | 1 | ||
7b | 12 | 2 | ||
7c | 8 | 1 | ||
CDR, Personal Care | ||||
2 | 1 | 0 | ||
3 | 45 | 12 | ||