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Table 2 Stepwise logistic regression analysis showing independent risk factors of stroke-associated pneumonia

From: Risk of stroke-associated pneumonia during hospitalization: predictive ability of combined A2DS2 score and hyperglycemia

Risk factors

Adjusted OR

95% confidence interval

P value

Elderly age (≥75 years old)

3.94

2.77–5.62

< 0.001

Male sex

1.61

1.12–2.33

0.011

Atrial fibrillation

3.33

2.11–5.25

< 0.001

Dysphagia

1.74

1.19–2.54

0.004

NIHSS score (5–15 points)

3.95

2.77–5.62

< 0.001

NIHSS score (≥16 points)

91.64

42.04–199.75

< 0.001

Fasting hyperglycemia

2.95

2.11–4.12

< 0.001

  1. NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
  2. The logistic regression analysis results revealed that elderly age (≥75 years old), male gender, atrial fibrillation, dysphagia, an NIHSS score of 5–15 points, NIHSS of ≥16 points, and fasting hyperglycemia were independent risk factors of SAP (P < 0.05)
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BMC Neurology

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