Table 3. Improvement of the Level of Independent Living Stratified by the Level of Independent Living at Making PEG.

Variable	I	IIa/IIb	IIIa/IIIb/IV	M
No. of improved patients/no. of total patients (%)	0/2 (0)	8/32 (25)	32/375 (8.6)	7/57 (12)
Odds Ratio (95% confidence interval)*	-	3.90	1	1.36
P-value		(1.59 - 9.39)		(0.56 - 3.30)
		0.003		0.50

*Odds Ratio was adjusted with age, which was associated with the outcome.