Table 5. Improvement of Peroral Intake 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 (%)	1/2 (50)	12/34(35)	70/419 (17)	13/62 (21)
Odds Ratio (95% confidence interval)*	-	2.69	1	1.39
P-value		(1.17 – 6.17)		(0.70 -2.77)
		0.02		0.35

*Odds Ratio was adjusted with dyslipidemia, able to take perorally, Alzheimer’s dementia, and cerebrovascular dementia, which were associated with the outcome.