Research Article

A Predictive Model and Survival Analysis for Tube Feeding in ALS Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study in a Chinese ALS Clinic

Figure 4

The Kaplan-Meier survival curves for gastrostomy, NGT, and NWI groups. Subsequent Cox proportional hazard analysis suggested that the method of gastrostomy or NGT insertion was not significantly associated with survival. Note: NWI: nonswallowing intervention; NGT: nasogastric tube.