20 August 2025 : Clinical Research
Tube-Fed vs Orally-Fed Children with Early Childhood Feeding Disorders
Noémi Scheuring
ABCDEF 1, Judit Gervai ABCDE 1,2, Ágnes Gulácsi CDE 1, Ildikó Danis ABCDE 1,3, Nick Hopwood DE 4, Christopher Elliot DE 5,6,7, Kitti Sebestyén CDE 1,8, László Szabó DE 1,8*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946720
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e946720
Table 1 Demographic description of the tube-fed (PFD-T) and orally-fed children (PFD) groups with feeding disorders.
| Characteristic | PFD-T groupMean±SD (range) | PFD groupMean±SD (range) | ComparisonMann-Whitney test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children’s age (months) | 13.4±8.5 (3.8–29) | 12.1±8.0 (1.9–25.1) | U=67; p=0.70 |
| Mother’s age (years) | 35.1±7.6 (19–46) | 33.6±6.7 (24–43) | U=69; p=0.61 |
| Number of children in the family | 2.1±0.9 (1–4) | 1.6±1.0 (1–4) | U=84; p=0.13 |
| Birth order of children | 2.2±1.0 (1–4) | 1.6±1.0 (1–4) | U=85; p=0.12 |
| Birth weight (grams) | 2864±819 (840–3700) | 3323±469 (2600–3990) | U=40; p=0.19 |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 37.9±3.1 (30–40) | 39.6±1.4 (38–42) | U=46.5; p=0.37 |