Clinical Study

Infection after Acute Ischemic Stroke: Risk Factors, Biomarkers, and Outcome

Table 3

Independent day 1 predictors of infection and severe infection.

OR (95% CI) 𝑃

Independent day 1 predictors of infection ( 𝑁 = 9 4 )

Age (years)1.06 (1.01–1.11).020
NIHSS1.21 (1.10–1.34)<.0001

Independent day 1 predictors of serious infection
(versus no infection, 𝑁 = 7 4 )

NIHSS1.28 (1.23–1.46)<.0001
C-reactive protein (mg/L)1.03 (1.0–1.06).053

Binary logistic regression was used to calculate 𝑃 values and adjusted odds ratios (with 95% confidence intervals).
NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale.