Table 3. Factors That Influence Discharge Destination Extracted Using the NPC/N Ratio Calculated From the Actual Food Consumed (NPC/Na).
Partial regression coefficient | OR | 95% confidence interval |
P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Upper limit | Lower limit | ||||
Age | -0.017 | 0.983 | 0.851 | 1.14 | 0.815 |
Sex | -5.090 | 0.006 | 0.000 | 0.272 | 0.008c |
Nursing care level | 0.255 | 1.290 | 0.626 | 2.680 | 0.485 |
Hospitalization duration | 0.068 | 1.070 | 1.020 | 1.130 | 0.009c |
Alb | 3.186 | 24.200 | 1.600 | 365.000 | 0.022b |
eGFR | -0.073 | 0.930 | 0.875 | 0.988 | 0.019b |
NPC/Na | -0.222 | 0.801 | 0.698 | 0.920 | 0.002c |
aNPC/N of food consumed, n = 65, logistic regression analysis. bP < 0.05. cP < 0.01. OR: odds ratio; Alb: serum albumin; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; NPC/N: nonprotein calorie/nitrogen.