Multivariate predictors of mortality in pediatric gastrostomy patients
| Variable | OR | 95% CI | p value |
| Age | |||
| 0 | Reference | ||
| 1–3 | 0.889 | 0.375 to 2.107 | 0.789 |
| 4–9 | 0.485 | 0.171 to 1.370 | 0.172 |
| 10–17 | 0.837 | 0.277 to 2.525 | 0.752 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | Reference | ||
| Female | 1.110 | 0.719 to 1.718 | 0.640 |
| Race | |||
| White | Reference | ||
| Black | 0.445 | 0.253 to 0.783 | 0.005 |
| Hispanic | 0.375 | 0.182 to 0.776 | 0.008 |
| Other | 0.701 | 0.344 to 1.428 | 0.328 |
| Insurance | |||
| Government | |||
| Private | 4.043 | 0.531 to 30.780 | 0.177 |
| Other | 4.725 | 0.615 to 36.320 | 0.136 |
| Procedure year | |||
| 2010 | Reference | ||
| 2011 | 2.160 | 0.898 to 5.193 | 0.085 |
| 2012 | 3.015 | 1.310 to 6.938 | 0.009 |
| 2013 | 2.060 | 0.855 to 4.962 | 0.107 |
| 2014 | 1.109 | 0.444 to 2.771 | 0.825 |
| 2015 | 2.157 | 0.981 to 4.745 | 0.056 |
| Complications | |||
| Mechanical ventilation | 47.083 | 17.723 to 125.083 | <0.001 |
| ECMO | 8.556 | 2.810 to 26.047 | <0.001 |
| TPN | 1.455 | 0.851 to 2.489 | 0.171 |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Neuromuscular | 1.720 | 1.046 to 2.829 | 0.032 |
| Cardiovascular | 2.444 | 1.534 to 3.895 | <0.001 |
| Respiratory | 1.095 | 0.674 to 1.780 | 0.714 |
| Renal | 1.162 | 0.661 to 2.042 | 0.602 |
| Hematologic/immune | 1.261 | 0.511 to 3.110 | 0.615 |
| Metabolic | 0.621 | 0.269 to 1.431 | 0.263 |
| Congenital/genetic | 1.981 | 1.253 to 3.131 | 0.003 |
| Malignancy | 2.997 | 1.014 to 8.857 | 0.047 |
| Neonatal | 3.713 | 2.275 to 6.060 | <0.001 |
| Transplant | 1.264 | 0.231 to 6.901 | 0.787 |
| Gastrostomy type | |||
| Non-PEG | Reference | ||
| PEG | 1.774 | 0.771 to 4.081 | 0.177 |
ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; PEG, percutaneous endoscopically placed gastrostomy; TPN, total parenteral nutrition.