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Table 3 Univariate comparisons

From: Early intervention to promote oral feeding in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study

 

Control

n = 90

Early intervention

n = 129

P value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Primary Outcome, n (%)

    

Death

7 (7.8)

2 (1.6)

0.034

0.19 (0.04-0.92)

FOIS 1

17 (18.9)

8 (6.2)

  

FOIS 2, 3

5 (5.6)

7 (5.4)

  

FOIS 4-6

FOIS 7

46 (51.1)

15 (16.7)

74 (57.4)

38 (29.5)

0.001

3.13 (1.60-6.15)

Secondary Outcome

    

   Infection, n (%)

    

Any infection

36 (40.0)

43 (33.3)

0.312

0.75 (0.43-1.31)

Chest infection

32 (35.6)

27 (20.9)

0.016

0.48 (0.26-0.88)

   Antibacterial drugs, vial/patient (SD)

16.3 (39.6)

6.1 (15.6)

0.009

 

   Length of hospital stay, days (SD)

44.2 (27.2)

31.9 (19.8)

< 0.001

 

   Functional outcome, n (%)

    

(favorable)

    

mRS 0-2

17 (18.9)

31 (24.0)

0.366

1.36 (0.70-2.64)

GOS 4-5

18 (20.0)

42 (32.6)

0.040

1.93 (1.02-3.64)

(unfavorable)

    

mRS 5-6

48 (53.3)

51 (39.5)

0.044

0.57 (0.33-0.99)

GOS 1-2

19 (21.1)

7 (5.4)

< 0.001

0.21 (0.09-0.54)

  1. Data are given as n (%) or mean (SD).
  2. Abbreviations: FOIS, Functional Oral Intake Scale; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; GOS, Glasgow Outcome Scale.
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