*Variation explained=amount of variation explained by the model. (Model summary, Nagelkerke R2 SPSS ©).
†Assessable for patients without on-going infections, possible autonomic instability, see text.
–, No solution for logistic regression model due to nominator of 0; BMI, body mass index; N/A, not applicable; NG, nasogastric; PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
Bold typeface indicates statistical significance at p<0.05.