Table 1 Risk factors
Pneumonia at the SU | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
Patient characteristics | 56447 (94.8 %) | 3111 (5.2 %) | P | 5–95 % CI | OR | p |
Age, y, median (interquartile range) | 72.9 (62.8, 81.3) | 79.8 (72, 85.1) | <0.001 | Age 55–64 | ||
1.54–2.39 | 1.92 | <0.001 | ||||
Age 75–84 | ||||||
1.38–1.67 | 1.52 | <0.001 | ||||
Female sex, n (%) | 26521 (47) | 1457 (46.8) | 0.87 | 0.51–0.61 | 0.56 | <0.001 |
Time onset-admission, median (interquartile range) | 120 (61, 280) | 90 (57, 156) | <0.001 | |||
Stroke syndrome, n (%) | ||||||
LACS | 17592 (31.2) | 362 (11.6) | <0.001 | |||
PACS | 21627 (38.3) | 1214 (39 | 0.428 | |||
TACS | 5678 (10.1) | 1069 (34.4) | <0.001 | |||
POCS | 9555 (16.9) | 386 (12.4) | <0.001 | |||
mRS 0 before stroke, n (%) | 39601 (70.2) | 1507 (48.4) | <0.001 | |||
NIHSS on admission, (median, interquartile range) | 3 (1, 7) | 14 (8, 20) | <0.001 | |||
Left hemisphere | 25692 (45.5) | 1446 (46.5) | 0.293 | 0.78–0.93 | 0.85 | <0.001 |
Right hemisphere | 19853 (35.2) | 1250 (40.2) | <0.001 | |||
Both hemispheres | 987 (1.7) | 67 (2.2) | 0.095 | |||
Brainstem or cerebellum | 9915 (17.6) | 348 (11.1) | <0.001 | |||
Atrial Fibrillation, n (%) | 14031 (24.9) | 1596 (51.3) | <0.001 | 1.15–1.38 | 1.26 | <0.001 |
Previous stroke, n (%) | 13171 (23.3) | 917 (29.5) | <0.001 | |||
Hypertension, n (%) | 44776 (79.3) | 2608 (83.8) | <0.001 | |||
Diabetes, n (%) | 14041 (24.9) | 954 (30.7) | <0.001 | |||
Coronary heart disease, % | 5108 (9.0) | 426 (13.7) | <0.001 | |||
Peripheral arterial disease, n (%) | 3822 (6.8) | 311 (10.0) | <0.001 | |||
Regular alcohol use, n (%) | 4501 (8.0) | 290 (9.3) | 0.007 | 1.3–1.75 | 1.51 | <0.001 |
Smoking, n (%) | 10346 (18.3) | 449 (14.4) | <0.001 | |||
Hypercholesterolemia, n (%) | 30754 (54.5) | 1440 (46.3) | <0.001 | |||