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

Table 3 The effects of the KT-index in the generalized estimating equation model for FOIS level

FOIS level	beta	Standard error	95% Confidence interval of beta	P value
Constant	1.343	1.541	(−1.677 to 4.362)	0.383
Intervention	0.016	0.246	(−0.465 to 0.498)	0.946
Age	0.015	0.013	(−0.01 to 0.04)	0.239
Gender	0.363	0.433	(− 0.487 to 1.212)	0.403
Past medical history	−0.375	0.392	(−1.144 to 0.394)	0.339
MNA-SF	0.169	0.071	(0.03 to 0.309)	0.017
Pre-morbid Barthel Index	0.011	0.009	(−0.007 to 0.028)	0.227

Abbreviations: FOIS functional oral intake scale, MNA-SF mini nutritional assessment-short form

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