Table 2: Relationship between height, weight, BMI and length of nasogastric tube.
Parameter |
Correlation coefficient (R) in length of nasogastric tube |
|
|
Gastric babble sound |
Chest X-ray |
Height |
0.505 (p = 0.000) |
0.494 (p = 0.000) |
Weight |
0.261 (p = 0.052) |
0.255 (p = 0.058) |
BMI (Body Mass Index) |
0.000 (p = 0.999) |
-0.026 (p = 0.850) |