Table 6 Relationship of oral status variables with nutritional variables

Diet Method

vein

2.16(0.93)

79.75

1.83(0.75)

72.67

11.83(1)

57.13

gavage

1.93(0.91)

70.49

1.84(73)

72.03

2.27(1)

68.73

oral

1.42(0.85)

49.25

1.64(73)

60.93

2.21(0.69)

63.21

other

2(1.03)

71.98

1.73(73)

65.92

2.55(1.06)

78.5

Statistical analysis

(Kruskal–Wallis test)

K2 = 5.26

p = 0.15

K2 = 1.52

p = 0.47

K2 = 3.55

P = 0.31

Food type

Intralipid

1.75(0.96)

62.58

1.67(0.65)

64.46

22.25(0.96)

68.29

Homemade food

1.66(1.07)

57.88

1.75(0.74)

67.88

1.92(1.16)

58

Food package

1.98(0.89)

72.52

1.91(0.8)

75.04

2.29(0.99)

70.02

Hospital food

1.5(0.84)

52.6

1.5(0.7)

54.6

2(0.94)

54.2

NPO

2.08(1.01)

75.41

1.78(0.75)

69.09

2.51(1.12)

77.78

other

1.91(0.9)

70.08

1.67(0.65)

64.46

2.25(1.05)

67.04

Statistical analysis

(Kruskal–Wallis test)

K2 = 4.95

P = 0.42

K2 = 3.35

p = 0.64

K2 = 4.56

p = 0.47

NG-Tube

yes

2.01(0.44)

73.41

1.82(0.74)

70.94

2.23(1.07)

71.23

No

1.27(0.66)

43.44

1.62(0.74)

59.85

2.06(0.8)

58

Statistical analysis

(Mann–Whitney U test)

Z = -3.18

*p = 0.001

Z = -1.18

p = 0.23

Z = -1.38

p = 0.16