Incidence rate ratio | 95% CI | P value | ||
Age quintile | <19 | 1 | – | – |
19 to 24 | 1.38 | 0.43 to 4.43 | 0.586 | |
24 to 33 | 1.28 | 0.36 to 4.63 | 0.699 | |
33 to 40 | 3.36 | 1.11 to 10.16 | 0.031 | |
>40 | 5.22 | 1.72 to 15.75 | 0.003 | |
Gender (male) | 2.10 | 1.03 to 4.29 | 0.042 | |
Epilepsy | 1.73 | 0.78 to 3.81 | 0.177 | |
Charlson score 1 or above | 1.73 | 0.86 to 3.47 | 0.125 | |
Townsend deprivation score (5 is the most deprived) | 1 | 1 | - | - |
2 | 0.68 | 0.25 to 1.83 | 0.441 | |
3 | 1.11 | 0.43 to 2.86 | 0.822 | |
4 | 0.67 | 0.21 to 2.19 | 0.513 | |
5 | 0.68 | 0.17 to 2.70 | 0.580 | |
Missing | 0.54 | 0.10 to 2.80 | 0.462 | |
LRTI in the year prior to PEG placement (LYP) | 4.05 | 2.08 to 7.87 | <0.001 |
FG, feeding gastrostomy; LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection; LYP, LRTI in the year prior to feeding gastrostomy placement; PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.