Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study participants

	TEDS (n=29)	Control (n=30)	P
Age (years)	73.3±12.3	77.1±8.2	0.171
Sex (male/female)	21/8	22/8	0.584
APACHE score	18.6±3.9	18.2±4.1	0.713
BMI	22.1±5.0	23.4±4.2	0.300
Body height (cm)	162.0±8.5	161.7±8.4	0.892
Body weight (kg)	57.7±11.3	61.1±10.9	0.242
Reasons for admitting to hospital (n)
Respiratory system	11	9
Cardiovascular system	2	7
Gastrointestine system	2	2
Neurological system	11	4
Sepsis	1	4
Cancer	2	2
Others		2

TEDS=Transcutaneous electrical diaphragmatic stimulation, APACHE=Acute physiologic assessment and chronic health evaluation, BMI=Body mass index