. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 15.

Published in final edited form as: Head Neck. 2012 Apr 14;35(3):420–425. doi: 10.1002/hed.22996

Table 2.

Logistic Regression Model for Long-term PEG Dependence.

Variable	Odds Ratio	Regression Coefficient	Chi- Square	P-Value
African-American	1.546	.436	.653	.419
Without Partner	3.327	1.202	8.374	.004
Radiation	6.211	1.826	5.583	.018
Tracheotomy Tube Past 30 days	4.328	1.465	4.462	.035