Table 1. Comparison of general and clinical characteristics of the patients between the three studied groups .
| Variables |
Bolus feeding
(n = 20) |
Intermittent feeding
(n = 20) |
Control
(n = 20) |
Test results | p -value | |
| Age (year) | 48.25 ± 12.70 | 54.60 ± 14.16 | 53.00 ± 11.75 |
Value = 1.309† df = 2 |
0.278 | |
| Sex | Male | 9 (26.5) | 13 (38.2) | 12 (35.3) |
Value = 1.765†† df = 2 |
0.414 |
| Female | 11 (42.3) | 7 (26.9) | 8 (30.8) | |||
| Weight (Kg) | 65.25 ± 13.89 | 65.80 ± 7.88 | 73.25 ± 13.71 |
Value = 2.704† df = 2 |
0.075 | |
| Duration of hospital admissions (day) | 6.30 ± 4.24 | 16.35 ± 18.35 | 10.80 ± 8.52 |
Value = 2.597††† df = 2 |
0.273 | |
All values are expressed as mean ± SD or number (percent)
† One way analysis of variance (ANOVA)
†† Chi-square test
††† Kruskal-Wallis test