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Patient characteristics
| Variable | Mean value (SD)
|
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral (control) | Enteral | ||
| No. of patients | 6 | 11 | |
| Age | 64.5 (16.5) | 83.1 (13.4) | 0.05 |
| Height (cm) | 172 (13.5) | 165 (10.1) | 0.37 |
| Weight (kg) | 80.7 (30.7) | 69.8 (15.5) | 0.80 |
| Gendera | 4 M, 2 F | 3 M, 8 F | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.6 (6.8) | 25.7 (5.9) | 0.88 |
| Estimated creatinine clearance (ml/min/1.73 m2)b | 81.6 (30.5) | 58.1 (20.8) | 0.15 |
M, male; F, female.
Using method of Jelliffe (5).
