Table 1.
Comparison of baseline data between the feeding intolerance (FI) and non-FI groups
(Mean values and standard deviations; numbers and percentages)
| Variable | Total (n 237) | Non-FI group (n 85) | FI group (n 152) | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Demographic factors | |||||||
| Age (years) | 0·441 | ||||||
| Mean | 53·80 | 52·98 | 54·26 | ||||
| sd | 12·25 | 12·86 | 11·91 | ||||
| Sex, male | 139 | 58·65 | 55 | 64·7 | 84 | 55·2 | 0·157 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0·348 | ||||||
| Mean | 22·86 | 22·62 | 22·99 | ||||
| sd | 3·14 | 2·66 | 3·38 | ||||
| Education level | 0·721* | ||||||
| Primary schools and below | 135 | 56·96 | 50 | 58·8 | 85 | 55·9 | |
| Middle school | 50 | 21·1 | 16 | 18·8 | 34 | 22·4 | |
| High school or technical secondary school | 32 | 13·5 | 14 | 16·5 | 18 | 11·8 | |
| Junior college or above | 20 | 8·44 | 5 | 5·9 | 15 | 9·8 | |
| Smoker | 63 | 26·6 | 21 | 24·7 | 42 | 27·6 | 0·625 |
| Drinker | 8 | 3·4 | 4 | 4·7 | 4 | 2·6 | 0·462* |
| Marital status | 232 | 97·9 | 82 | 96·5 | 150 | 98·7 | 0·353* |
| Past medical history | |||||||
| Hypertension | 60 | 25·3 | 23 | 27·1 | 37 | 24·3 | 0·645 |
| Diabetes | 14 | 5·9 | 6 | 7·1 | 8 | 5·3 | 0·583 |
| Cerebral infarction | 13 | 5·5 | 2 | 2·4 | 11 | 7·3 | 0·143* |
*
Fisher’s exact test.