Table 4.
All Patients | nD | DnM | D + M |
p
(D + M v nD) |
p
(D + M v DnM) |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||||
All Patients | – | 1646 | 100.0 | 1144 | 100.0 | 378 | 100.0 | 124 | 100.0 | . | . |
Weight Loss | No | 1078 | 65.5 | 764 | 66.8 | 233 | 61.6 | 81 | 65.3 | 0.74 | 0.46 |
Yes | 568 | 34.5 | 380 | 33.2 | 145 | 38.4 | 43 | 34.7 | . | . | |
Antiemetic Prescription | No | 875 | 53.2 | 603 | 52.7 | 209 | 55.3 | 63 | 50.8 | 0.69 | 0.38 |
Yes | 771 | 46.8 | 541 | 47.3 | 169 | 44.7 | 61 | 49.2 | . | . | |
ED Visit | No | 1161 | 70.5 | 818 | 71.5 | 262 | 69.3 | 81 | 65.3 | 0.15 | 0.41 |
Yes | 485 | 29.5 | 326 | 28.5 | 116 | 30.7 | 43 | 34.7 | . | . | |
Hospital/ED Visit w/Nausea/Emesis | No | 1360 | 82.6 | 944 | 82.5 | 312 | 82.5 | 104 | 83.9 | 0.71 | 0.73 |
Yes | 286 | 17.4 | 200 | 17.5 | 66 | 17.5 | 20 | 16.1 | . | . | |
Hospital/ED Visit w/Dehydration | No | 1201 | 73.0 | 834 | 72.9 | 277 | 73.3 | 90 | 72.6 | 0.94 | 0.88 |
Yes | 445 | 27.0 | 310 | 27.1 | 101 | 26.7 | 34 | 27.4 | . | . | |
Hospital/ED Visit w/Malnutrition | No | 1225 | 74.4 | 857 | 74.9 | 275 | 72.8 | 93 | 75.0 | 0.98 | 0.62 |
Yes | 421 | 25.6 | 287 | 25.1 | 103 | 27.3 | 31 | 25.0 | . | . | |
Gastrostomy or Feeding Tube | No | 1015 | 61.7 | 718 | 62.8 | 224 | 59.3 | 73 | 58.9 | 0.40 | 0.94 |
Yes | 631 | 38.3 | 426 | 37.2 | 154 | 40.7 | 51 | 41.1 | . | . | |
Dysphagia | No | 866 | 52.6 | 618 | 54.0 | 187 | 49.5 | 61 | 49.2 | 0.31 | 0.96 |
Yes | 780 | 47.4 | 526 | 46.0 | 191 | 50.5 | 63 | 50.8 | . | . | |
Tracheostomy or Airway Obstruction | No | 1225 | 74.4 | 852 | 74.5 | 274 | 72.5 | 99 | 79.8 | 0.19 | 0.10 |
Yes | 421 | 25.6 | 292 | 25.5 | 104 | 27.5 | 25 | 20.2 | . | . | |
Speech Pathology | No | 1343 | 81.6 | 937 | 81.9 | 305 | 80.7 | 101 | 81.5 | 0.90 | 0.85 |
Yes | 303 | 18.4 | 207 | 18.1 | 73 | 19.3 | 23 | 18.6 | . | . |
Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; nD, non-diabetic; DnM, diabetic not taking metformin; D + M diabetic taking metformin.