Presence of caregivers at meals | Persons residing with participants (patients) | ||||||
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Yes n = 36 | No n = 201 | p value | Child only n = 32 | Presence of child n = 80 | Spouse only n = 112 | p value | |
Age (years) | 73.9 ± 6.8 | 70.9 ± 8.5 | 0.0217* | 77.7 ± 6.2 a, b | 71.0 . ± 8.6 a | 70.8 ± 7.0 b | a: p = 0.0004*; b: p < 0.0001* |
PD duration (years) | 12.1 ± 7.8 | 7.6 ± 6.1 | 0.0022* | 10.7 ± 9.3 | 7.8 ± 5.4 | 8.0 ± 5.8 | ns |
Score of SD | 12.4 ± 9.5 | 6.9 ± 7.8 | 0.0019* | 9.2 ± 8.8 | 7.6 ± 7.8 | 8.7 ± 9.1 | ns |
Modification score | 1.7 ± 0.9 | 1.2 ± 0.6 | 0.0028* | 1.5 ± 0.9 | 1.2 ± 0.6 | 1.3 ± 0.7 | ns |
Modified H&Y scale | 6.4 ± 1.2 | 4.3 ± 1.4 | <0.0001* | 5.1 ± 1.3 c, d | 4.4 ± 1.4 c | 4.5 ± 1.4 d | c: p = 0.030*; d: p = 0.039* |
BMI | 21.3 ± 3.6 | 22.5 ± 3.6 | ns | 21.9 ± 4.1 | 22.3 ± 3.7 | 22.5 ± 3.5 | ns |
Goodness of fit for | Presence of caregivers at meals n = 36 | Child only n = 32 | Presence of child n = 80 | Spouse only n = 112 | |||
Use of dietary modifications | OR: 6.8, CI: 3.1-15.2, p < 0.0001* | ns | OR: 3.4, CI: 1.2-11.4, p = 0.024* | ns | |||
Use of care foods | ns | ns | OR: 0.2, CI: 0.03-0.82, p = 0.025* | ns |