Table 4 Factors associated with 30-day case-fatality and in-hospital pneumonia, adjusted odds ratios from generalized estimating equations

Sex: female

1.48 (0.82-2.27)

0.28

1.55 (1.03-2.33)

0.03

Age (years)

1.08 (1.06-1.10)

0.00

1.04 (1.03-1.05)

0.00

Diagnosis of diabetes

0.53 (0.24-1.15)

0.11

1.79 (1.35-2.38)

0.00

Diagnosis of hypertension

1.90 (0.49-7.30)

0.35

0.82 (0.54-1.24)

0.33

Aphasia on admission

2.42 (1.05-5.61)

0.04

1.97 (1.45-2.69)

0.00

Hemiplegia on admission

0.57 (0.23-1.39)

0.21

1.60 (1.08-2.38)

0.02

Reduced level of consciousness on admission

2.41 (1.32-4.41)

0.00

3.37 (2.07-5.48)

0.00

Speech disturbance on admission

1.39 (1.02-1.90)

0.04

1.24 (0.88-1.74)

0.22

Post-stroke pneumonia

7.65 (314.72)

0.00

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Neurological evaluation

2.02 (0.77-5.30)

0.15

1.07 (0.79;1.44)

0.66

Dysphagia screening

0.52 (0.26-1.04)

0.07

1.58 (0.60; 4.15)

0.36