Department of Food Science & Nutrition, Daejin University, Pocheon, Korea.
1Department of Food & Nutrition, Suwon Women's University, Hwasung, Korea.
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1) p value between meal types (tube feeding, general diet, soft diet)
2) p value between eating ability (tube feeding, by oneself, eaten by helper)
3) Mean ± SD
4) MAR: Mean Nutrient Adequacy Ratios (sum of NAR/12)
ab/AB: Means with different superscripts are significantly different from each other at α = 0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test.
General characteristics of elderly female patients in long-term care hospital according to meal types.
1) Mean ± SD
2) N (%)
Health-related factors of elderly female patients in long-term care hospital according to meal types and eating ability
1) p value between meal types (tube feeding, general diet, soft diet) by χ2 test
2) p value between eating ability (tube feeding, by oneself, eaten by helper) by χ2 test
3) N (%)
Factors affecting eating of elderly female patients in long-term care hospital according to meal types and eating ability
1) p value between meal types (general diet, soft diet) by χ2 test
2) p value between eating ability (by oneself, Eaten by helper) by χ2 test
3) N (%)
Arm circumferences of elderly female patients in long-term care hospital according to meal types and eating ability
1) p value between meal types (tube feeding, general diet, soft diet)
2) p value between eating ability (tube feeding, by oneself, eaten by helper)
3) Mean ± SD (N)
ab: Means with different superscripts are significantly different from each other at α = 0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test.
Nutrition intakes of elderly female patients in long-term care hospital according to meal types and eating ability
1) p value between meal types (tube feeding, general diet, soft diet)
2) p value between eating ability (tube feeding, by oneself, eaten by helper)
3) Mean ± SD
ab/AB: Means with different superscripts are significantly different from each other at α = 0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test.
Nutrition adequacy ratio of elderly female patients in long-term care hospital according to meal types and eating ability
1) p value between meal types (tube feeding, general diet, soft diet)
2) p value between eating ability (tube feeding, by oneself, eaten by helper)
3) Mean ± SD
4) MAR: Mean Nutrient Adequacy Ratios (sum of NAR/12)
ab/AB: Means with different superscripts are significantly different from each other at α = 0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test.
Index of Nutrient Quality of elderly female patients in long-term care hospital according to meal types and eating ability
1) p value between meal types (tube feeding, general diet, soft diet)
2) p value between eating ability (tube feeding, by oneself, eaten by helper)
3) Mean ± SD
ab/AB: Means with different superscripts are significantly different from each other at α = 0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test.
1) Mean ± SD 2) N (%)
1) p value between meal types (tube feeding, general diet, soft diet) by χ2 test 2) p value between eating ability (tube feeding, by oneself, eaten by helper) by χ2 test 3) N (%)
1) p value between meal types (general diet, soft diet) by χ2 test 2) p value between eating ability (by oneself, Eaten by helper) by χ2 test 3) N (%)
1) p value between meal types (tube feeding, general diet, soft diet) 2) p value between eating ability (tube feeding, by oneself, eaten by helper) 3) Mean ± SD (N) ab: Means with different superscripts are significantly different from each other at α = 0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test.
1) p value between meal types (tube feeding, general diet, soft diet) 2) p value between eating ability (tube feeding, by oneself, eaten by helper) 3) Mean ± SD ab/AB: Means with different superscripts are significantly different from each other at α = 0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test.
1) p value between meal types (tube feeding, general diet, soft diet) 2) p value between eating ability (tube feeding, by oneself, eaten by helper) 3) Mean ± SD 4) MAR: Mean Nutrient Adequacy Ratios (sum of NAR/12) ab/AB: Means with different superscripts are significantly different from each other at α = 0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test.
1) p value between meal types (tube feeding, general diet, soft diet) 2) p value between eating ability (tube feeding, by oneself, eaten by helper) 3) Mean ± SD ab/AB: Means with different superscripts are significantly different from each other at α = 0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test.