Nutritional support teams increase percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy uptake in motor neuron disease

Table 3 Comparison of weight assessments for patients with motor neuron disease undergoing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Time points	n1	Body mass index (mean ± SD) kg/m2
Usual	20	26.6 ± 4.3
Diagnosis	23	25.3 ± 4.0
Assessment	25	23.8 ± 3.6
PEG insertion	25	22.5 ± 3.0
3 mo post-PEG	16	22.6 ± 2.2
6 mo post-PEG	13	22.5 ± 2.0
Death	16	21.2 ± 2.2
		Percentage of weight loss (mean ± SD)
Usual to diagnosis	22	5.8 ± 7.5
Diagnosis to assessment	26	5.9 ± 7.0
Assessment to PEG insertion	28	5.9 ± 5.9
PEG insertion to 3 mo after	18	-0.1 ± 6.02
3 to 6 mo post-PEG	13	1.4 ± 5.1
6 mo post-PEG to death	12	2.4 ± 4.9

¹Some data unavailable due to patients being unable to be weighed. Usual-pre-MND diagnosis; Diagnosis-at diagnosis of MND; Assessment-when dietetic service was involved pre-PEG insertion;

²Percentage of weight gain. MND: Motor neuron disease; PEG: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.