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Table 3 Unadjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for surviving greater than 30 days after gastrostomy tube (GT) placement by patient characteristics.

From: Safety and caregiver satisfaction with gastrostomy in patients with Ataxia Telangiectasia

 

Surviving greater than 30 days after GT placement

Characteristic

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

P value

Male gender

4.81

0.21 - 319.8

0.47

Age at GT placement, 1 year increase

0.62

0.41 - 0.94

0.02

Dysphagia

0.27

0 - 2.69

0.28

Neurological z-score, 1 point increase

1.02

0.96 - 1.08

0.58

BMI for age, 1 unit increase

1.11

0.78 - 1.57

0.58

  1. Abbr: BMI, body mass index