Table 3. Patient characteristics and condition before undergoing rehabilitation for severe pneumonia with respect to the need for alternative nutrition at discharge.
| Characteristics | No alternative nutrition (n=173) | Alternative nutrition (n=53) | Pa |
| Age (years) | 84.3 ± 7.2 | 83.8 ± 7.9 | 0.66 |
| Sex: female | 68 (39.3) | 20 (37.7) | 0.87 |
| A-DROP score | |||
| 3 points | 121 (69.9) | 32 (60.4) | |
| 4 points | 45 (26.0) | 20 (37.7) | |
| 5 points | 7 (4.1) | 1 (1.9) | 0.25 |
| Age (years): men ≥70, women ≥75 | 167 (96.5) | 49 (92.5) | 0.25 |
| BUN ≥21 mg/dl | 119 (68.8) | 33 (62.3) | 0.41 |
| SpO2 ≤90% | 146 (84.4) | 46 (86.8) | 0.83 |
| Consciousness disturbance | 129 (74.6) | 47 (88.7) | 0.04 |
| Systolic BP ≤90 mmHg | 16 (9.2) | 6 (11.3) | 0.61 |
| NHCAP | 138 (79.8) | 48 (90.6) | 0.10 |
| Invasive or noninvasive ventilation | 4 (2.3) | 2 (3.8) | 0.63 |
| Comorbidities | 160 (92.5) | 52 (98.1) | 0.20 |
| Lung disease | 41 (23.7) | 14 (26.4) | 0.72 |
| Malignant tumor | 30 (17.3) | 8 (15.1) | 0.83 |
| Immunodeficiency | 17 (9.8) | 1 (1.9) | 0.08 |
| Liver disease | 4 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 0.58 |
| Congestive heart failure | 25 (14.5) | 7 (13.2) | 1.00 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 51 (29.5) | 15 (28.3) | 1.00 |
| Brain disease | 24 (13.9) | 8 (15.1) | 0.66 |
| Renal disease | 21 (12.1) | 3 (5.7) | 0.21 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 33 (19.1) | 7 (13.2) | 0.41 |
| Dementia | 114 (65.9) | 42 (79.2) | 0.09 |
| Moderate or severe nutritional risk | 110 (63.6) | 44 (83.0) | <0.01 |
| Admission from nursing home | 53 (30.6) | 22 (41.5) | 0.18 |
| Ambulatory before admission | 85 (49.1) | 15 (28.3) | 0.01 |
| FILS score at the start of the rehabilitation | 5 (5–7) | 3 (2–5) | <0.001 |
| Early rehabilitation | 132 (76.3) | 27 (50.9) | <0.001 |
aUnpaired Student's t-test, Fisher's exact test, or the Mann-Whitney U test was used.
Data are shown as mean±SD, n (%), or median (first quartile–third quartile).