Table 1

Univariate analysis—non-PEG compared with PEG

Variable	Non-PEG		PEG		p value
Variable	n	%	n	%	p value
Total	8552	73.00	3160	27.00
Demographics
Age					<0.001
0	3078	36.0	806	25.5
1–3	2876	33.6	1174	37.2
4–9	1415	16.5	651	20.6
10–17	1183	13.8	529	16.7
Gender					<0.001
Male	4535	53.0	1709	54.1
Female	4017	47.0	1451	45.9
Race					<0.001
White	4820	56.4	1836	58.1
Black	1194	14.0	372	11.8
Hispanic	1480	17.3	532	16.8
Other	1058	12.4	420	13.3
Insurance					<0.001
Government	4744	55.5	1754	55.5
Private	3498	40.9	1350	42.7
Other	310	3.6	56	1.8
Comorbidities
Neuromuscular disease	2719	31.8	1093	34.6	0.004
Cardiovascular disease	1366	16.0	374	11.8	<0.001
Respiratory disease	1019	11.9	331	10.5	0.03
Renal disease	709	8.3	166	5.3	<0.001
Hematologic/immune	283	3.3	106	3.4	0.903
Metabolic disorders	661	7.7	237	7.5	0.679
Congenital/genetic disorders	2153	25.2	617	19.5	<0.001
Malignancy	375	4.4	201	6.4	<0.001
Neonatal	627	7.3	147	4.7	<0.001
Transplant	172	2.0	56	1.8	0.406
Outcomes
Mechanical ventilation	1440	16.8	211	6.7	<0.001
ECMO flag	18	0.2	2	0.1	0.087
TPN flag	1195	14.0	111	3.5	<0.001
Mortality	93	1.1	7	0.2	<0.001
Readmit 30 days	2682	31.4	778	24.6	<0.001
LOS (mean±SD)	11.4 (±31.2)	8552	4.42 (±10.3)	3160	<0.001

ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; LOS, length of stay; PEG, percutaneous endoscopically placed gastrostomy; TPN, total parenteral nutrition.