Table 3.

Multivariate regression analysis of wound infections within seven days after PEG placement.

Secondary Diagnosis	OR (95% CI)	p Value
Age > 70 years	0.7 (0.39–1.24)	0.31
BMI < 17	0.95 (0.61–1.49)	0.83
Nicotine	0.83 (0.5–1.38)	0.48
Alcoholism	0.7 (0.39–1.24)	0.22
Liver cirrhosis	0.49 (0.2–1.17)	0.1
HIV	4.7 (0.61–36.14)	0.14
Diabetes mellitus	1.14 (0.61–2.13)	0.69
Cardiovascular disease	0.8 (0.53–1.2)	0.29
Head and neck cancer	0.23 (0.05–0.95)	0.04
Esophageal carcinoma	0.47 (0.09–2.23)	0.34
Ischemic stroke	1.41 (0.48–4.17)	0.53
Parkinson’s disease	0.49 (0.13–2.7)	0.49
Dementia	0.85 (0.22–6.24)	0.85
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	0.4 (0.06–2.6)	0.34