Complications in the first week after stroke: a 10-year comparison

BMC Neurology

Table 5 OR for development of complications in the 2013 cohort compared with the 2003 cohort

Complication	OR	95 % CI for OR	p-value
Fever	0.94	0.59 to 1.52	0.81
Chest infection	0.51	0.24 to 1.09	0.08
Progressing stroke	0.26	0.13 to 0.53	<0.001
MI^a	0.09	0.01 to 0.70	0.02
UTI	0.64	0.36 to 1.13	0.12
Falls	1.56	0.88 to 2.79	0.13
One or more complications^b	0.64	0.43 to 0.97	0.035

OR odds ratio, SSS Scandinavian stroke scale, MI myocardial infarction, UTI urinary tract infection
^aNot adjusted for thrombolysis
^bRepresents all 12 complications

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