Post-stroke infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Neurology

Table 2 Univariate analysis between study or population characteristics and reported infection rates

Study/population characteristic*	No. of studies	No. of evaluated patients	P-value
Study design
Prospective design	18	9174	0.82
Consecutive enrollment	18	9174	0.42
Study aim on infection	18	9174	0.89
Observation period	17	8844	0.03
Population characteristics
Income country	18	9174	0.94
Age	18	9174	0.35
Gender	18	9174	0.86
ICU population	18	9174	0.05
Infarction of bleeding	18	9174	0.15
Stroke severity (NIHSS)	5	1818	0.14
Lowered consciousness	6	2365	0.06
Dysphagia	6	395	0.97

Footnote Table 2: definitions of characteristics can be found in Additional File 1: Table S3

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