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Table 3 Risk factors of pneumonia, hospitalization and one-year mortality rates with logistic regression

From: Nasogastric tube feeding versus assisted hand feeding in-home healthcare older adults with severe dementia in Taiwan: a prognosis comparison

 

Pneumonia

Hospitalization

Mortality

Factors

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

Age

1.01

0.97–1.06

1.00

0.96–1.05

1.05

0.98–1.12

Sex (male)

1.96

0.97–3.97

1.64

0.74–3.62

0.44

0.13–1.42

Feeding (NGF)

2.20

0.92–5.30

1.94

0.82–4.60

2.38

0.58–9.70

Pressure sore

0.20

0.07–0.60

0.20

0.08–0.53

0.45

0.10–1.96

Barthel index

1.69

0.74–3.85

0.70

0.29–1.70

1.23

0.31–4.82

Albumin

0.58

0.32–1.03

–

–

–

–

Hb

–

–

0.63

0.50–0.80

–

–

Norton scale

–

–

–

–

0.76

0.59–0.98

  1. Adjusted factors
  2. Pneumonia: age, sex (male), feeding (NGF), pressure sore, Barthel index, albumin level
  3. Hospitalization: age, sex (male), feeding (NGF), pressure sore, Barthel index, Hb
  4. Mortality: age, sex (male), feeding (NGF), pressure sore, Barthel index, Norton scale