Table 3 Multivariate analysis of time for initiation of enteral nutrition and other covariates associated with NTIS recovery
From: Role of enteral nutrition in nonthyroidal illness syndrome: a retrospective observational study
Variables | Hazard ratio | 95 % CI | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
lower | upper | |||
Age | ||||
> 48 | 20.829 | 0.639 | 679.079 | 0.088 |
= <48 | 1.000 | – | – | – |
Gender | ||||
Male | 1.000 | – | – | – |
Female | 0.019 | 0.001 | 764.165 | 0.115 |
Primary diagnosis | ||||
Non- surgical complication | 10.030 | 0.149 | 674.056 | 0.283 |
Surgical complication | 1.000 | – | – | – |
Fistula Location | ||||
Single | 1.000 | – | – | – |
Multiple | 0.037 | 0.001 | 1.093 | 0.058 |
Underlying disease | ||||
Yes | 1.000 | |||
No | 1.405 | 0.104 | 18.898 | 0.798 |
APACHE II | ||||
> 16 | 1.000 | |||
= <16 | 1.461 | 0.869 | 2.456 | 0.152 |
FT3 at the baseline | ||||
> 3.02 | 1.000 | – | – | – |
= <3.02 | 0.213 | 0.009 | 5.272 | 0.345 |
Time for initiation of enteral nutrition | ||||
= <2 week | 28.204 | 1.041 | 764.165 | 0.047 |
> 2 week | 1.000 | – | – | – |