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Table 1 Patient and cluster characteristics (Pre-intervention)

From: The effects of promoting oral intake using the Kuchi-kara Taberu index, a comprehensive feeding assistant tool, in older pneumonia patients: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Variables

Total

Intervention

Control

P value

n = 112

n = 53

n = 59

 

Age (y), median (IQR)

88 [80–91]

89 [83–91]

87 [80–91]

0.46

Gender (Male)

66 (58.9%)

27 (50.1%)

39 (66.1%)

0.08

Pre-morbid residence Home

50 (44.6%)

20 (37.7%)

30 (50.8%)

0.21

Hospital

1 (0.9%)

0 (0%)

1 (1.7%)

 

Institution

61 (54.5%)

33 (62.3%)

28 (47.5%)

 

A-DROP Very severe

2 (1.8%)

2 (3.8%)

0 (0%)

0.27

 Severe

31 (27.7%)

13 (24.5%)

18 (30.5%)

 

 Moderate

79 (70.5%)

38 (71.7%)

41 (69.5%)

 

Stroke

49 (43.8%)

28 (52.8%)

21 (35.6%)

0.05

Dementia

69 (61.6%)

39 (73.6%)

30 (50.9%)

0.01

Pneumonia

65 (58.0%)

28 (52.8%)

37 (62.7%)

0.19

Neurodegenerative

10 (8.9%)

1 (1.9%)

9 (15.3%)

0.01

Head and neck tumor

1 (0.9%)

0 (0%)

1 (1.7%)

0.53

MNA-SF, median (IQR)

6 [5–8]

6 [5–9]

6 [5–8]

0.9

Barthel Index, median (IQR)

20 [0–60]

15 [5–50]

30 [0–60]

0.45

Nutrition intake (kcal) during first 24 h after admission, median (IQR)

260 [175–833]

544 [161–1095]

258 [210–420]

0.02

Hospital beds, median (IQR)

 

150 [61.5–378.5]

144 [71.5–376.0]

0.92

Annual pneumonia patients, median (IQR)

 

100 [46.5–200.0]

140 [87.0–311.5]

0.47

KTSM certified people (%)

 

1 (20%)

5 (100%)

0.05

  1. Abbreviations: IQR interquartile range,
  2. A-DROP the severity of pneumonia determined using the Japanese version of the CURB-65 severity score, MNA-SF mini nutritional assessment-short form,