Table 1.
Number of patients, age (±SD), and indications for PEG in the various diagnosis groups
| All patients | Stroke | Dementia | Mb Parkinson | Other neurology. disorders | Malignant esophageal obstruction | Other malignancies | Miscellaneous | No data available | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 201 | 97 49 | 16 (8) | 12 (6) | 13 (6) | 33a (16) | 5 (2) | 23 (12) | 2 (1) |
| Age, years | 79±7 | 81±6 | 80.5±7 | 73±5 | 75±8 | 74±6 | 74±4 | 78±8 | |
| Females, n (%) | 94 (47) | 52 (54) | 9 (56) | 4 (33) | 8 (62) | 8 (24) | 2 (40) | 10 (43) | |
| Indication for PEG (n,%) | |||||||||
| Dysfagia | 173 (86) | 92 (95) | 7 (44) | 11 (92) | 13 (100) | 32 (97) | 2 (40) | 16 (70) | |
| Inability to eat | 12 (6) | 5 (5) | 2 (12.5) | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (20) | 3 (13) | |
| Nutritional support | 8 (4) | 0 | 2 (12.5) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 1 (20) | 4 (17) | |
| No data available | 8 (4) | 0 | 5 (31) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (20) | 0 | 2 |
a
Cancer of esophagus (20), lung (3), pharynx (2), larynx (2), tonsils (2), mouth (2), thyroid (1), and vocal cords (1).