Investigation and prediction of enteral nutrition problems after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Table 1 Potential factors and univariate analysis for each of the candidates

	Number of values	Significance probability	Odds ratio
Female sex	252	0.377	0.732
Age (yr)	245	0.377	1.007
Body mass index (weight2/height)	209	0.454	0.957
Performance status (ECOG scale)	252	0.996	0.999
Enteral nutrition before gastrectomy1	252	0.000	0.272
Alimentation by peripheral infusion before gastrectomy	252	0.983	1.014
Fever ≤ 48 h before gastrostomy (≥ 37.5°C)	243	0.188	1.874
Blood examination the day before gastrectomy
White blood cell count (/&mgr;L)	240	0.718	1.000
Hemoglobin (g/dL)1	240	0.010	0.754
Albumin (g/dL)1	240	0.092	0.483
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)	238	0.295	1.110
Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL)	240	0.150	1.006
Presence of esophageal hiatal hernia1	252	0.002	4.076
Presence of gastric ulcer or erosive gastritis	252	0.170	1.800
Past history of gastrectomy	252	0.315	2.428
Past history of CDED	252	0.258	1.774
Past history of paralytic ileus1	252	0.012	5.204
Past history of cholecystitis or cholangitis	252	0.367	1.489
Presence of arteriosclerotic disorder	252	0.835	0.898
Past history of aspiration pneumonia1	252	0.037	2.014
Presence of chronic renal dysfunction1	252	0.003	13.205
Past history of urinary tract infection	252	0.958	0.975
Presence of diabetes mellitus	252	0.611	0.805
Rehabilitation before gastrectomy	252	0.416	0.612
Use of clinical paths	252	0.843	1.078
Duration of procedure (min)	199	0.553	1.016

¹Items were used for the multivariate analysis.