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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Sep 5, 2022; 13(5): 77-87
Published online Sep 5, 2022. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v13.i5.77
Published online Sep 5, 2022. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v13.i5.77
Table 2 Patient comorbidities
| Types of comorbidities | All (N = 154) | PEG ≤ 7 d (N = 62, 40.26%) | PEG > 7 d (N = 92, 59.74%) | P value | |||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 1 | 0.65 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.09 | 1.00001 |
| Acute kidney injury | 2 | 1.30 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2.17 | 0.5158 |
| Alcohol abuse | 5 | 3.25 | 2 | 3.23 | 3 | 3.26 | 1.00001 |
| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | 1 | 0.65 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.09 | 1.00001 |
| Anemia | 4 | 2.60 | 2 | 3.23 | 2 | 2.17 | 1.00001 |
| Aortic dissection | 1 | 0.65 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.09 | 1.00001 |
| Aortic stenosis | 1 | 0.65 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.09 | 1.00001 |
| Arrhythmias | 7 | 4.55 | 4 | 6.45 | 3 | 3.26 | 0.44031 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 32 | 20.78 | 17 | 27.42 | 15 | 16.30 | 0.0955 |
| Breast cancer | 3 | 1.95 | 2 | 3.23 | 1 | 1.09 | 0.56521 |
| Coronary artery disease | 29 | 18.83 | 9 | 14.52 | 20 | 21.74 | 0.2609 |
| Cirrhosis | 1 | 0.65 | 1 | 1.61 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.40261 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 14 | 9.09 | 2 | 3.23 | 12 | 13.04 | 0.0377 |
| Colon cancer | 2 | 1.30 | 2 | 3.23 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.16051 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 9 | 5.84 | 1 | 1.61 | 8 | 8.70 | 0.08531 |
| Dementia | 15 | 9.74 | 5 | 8.06 | 10 | 10.87 | 0.5648 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 52 | 33.77 | 19 | 30.65 | 33 | 35.87 | 0.5014 |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 1 | 0.65 | 1 | 1.61 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.40261 |
| Heart failure | 24 | 15.58 | 11 | 17.74 | 13 | 14.13 | 0.5445 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 45 | 29.22 | 20 | 32.26 | 25 | 27.17 | 0.4963 |
| Hypertension | 121 | 78.57 | 45 | 72.58 | 76 | 82.61 | 0.1369 |
| Lung cancer | 1 | 0.65 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.09 | 1.00001 |
| Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis | 1 | 0.65 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.09 | 1.00001 |
| Obstructive sleep apnea | 3 | 1.95 | 1 | 1.61 | 2 | 2.17 | 1.00001 |
| Peripheral artery disease | 6 | 3.90 | 5 | 8.06 | 1 | 1.09 | 0.03911 |
| Parkinson's disease | 2 | 1.30 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2.17 | 0.51581 |
| Patent Foramen Ovale | 1 | 0.65 | 1 | 1.61 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.40261 |
| Prostate cancer | 2 | 1.30 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2.17 | 0.51581 |
| Pulmonary hypertension | 1 | 0.65 | 1 | 1.61 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.40261 |
| Seizure disorder | 4 | 2.60 | 2 | 3.23 | 2 | 2.17 | 1.00001 |
| Stroke | 38 | 24.68 | 14 | 22.58 | 24 | 26.09 | 0.62061 |
| Substance abuse | 1 | 0.65 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.09 | 1.00001 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 2 | 1.30 | 1 | 1.61 | 1 | 1.09 | 1.00001 |
| Thyroid cancer | 1 | 0.65 | 1 | 1.61 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.40261 |
- Citation: Reddy KM, Lee P, Gor PJ, Cheesman A, Al-Hammadi N, Westrich DJ, Taylor J. Timing of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in post-stroke patients does not impact mortality, complications, or outcomes. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2022; 13(5): 77-87
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4292/wjgpt.v13.i5.77