TABLE 5.
Relationships between age, intensive care unit (ICU) stay, ICU versus non-ICU tube insertion, body mass index (BMI) and complications
|
Minor complications, n (%) |
Major complications, n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | P | Yes | No | P | |
| Age*, years (mean ± SD) | 62±21 | 63±20 | 0.926 | |||
| ICU stay† | 0.661 | 0.759 | ||||
| Yes | 12 (16.4) | 31 (42.5) | 2 (2.7) | 41 (35.4) | ||
| No | 7 (9.6) | 23 (31.5) | 1 (1.4) | 30 (40.4) | ||
| ICU versus non-ICU tube insertion† | 0.693 | 0.883 | ||||
| ICU insertion, yes | 3 (4.1) | 11 (15.1) | 1 (1.4) | 13 (17.6) | ||
| ICU insertion, no | 8 (11.0) | 15 (20.5) | 1 (1.4) | 22 (29.7) | ||
| No ICU stay | 7 (9.6) | 23 (31.5) | 1 (1.4) | 30 (40.5) | ||
| Unknown | 1 (1.4) | 5 (6.8) | 0 (0) | 6 (8.1) | ||
| BMI† | 0.343 | 0.323 | ||||
| Underweight (BMI <18.5 kg/m2) | 0 (0) | 6 (10.2) | 0 (0) | 6 (10.2) | ||
| Normal (BMI 18.5 kg/m2– 24.9 kg/m2) | 6 (10.2) | 16 (27.1) | 2 (3.4) | 20 (33.9) | ||
| Overweight (BMI 25 kg/m2–29 kg/m2) | 8 (13.6) | 16 (27.1) | 0 (0) | 24 (40.7) | ||
| Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | 1 (1.7) | 6 (10.2) | 0 (0) | 7 (11.9) | ||
*
P value based on t test;
†
P value based on χ2 test