|
Variable
|
Subjects with ARB-positive, n = 37
|
Subjects with ARB-negative, n = 61
|
Univariate analysis
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
n (%)
|
OR
|
95% CI
| |
|---|
|
Age ≥ 90 years, n (%)
|
12 (32.4)
|
13 (21.3)
|
1.77
|
0.71–4.45
|
0.22
|
|
Male sex, n (%)
|
14 (37.8)
|
15 (24.6)
|
1.87
|
0.77–4.52
|
0.16
|
|
Ward, n (%)
| | | | |
0.92
|
|
1st floor
|
10 (27.0)
|
17 (27.9)
|
0.96
|
0.38–2.40
|
0.93
|
|
2nd floor
|
14 (37.8)
|
25 (41.0)
|
0.88
|
0.38–2.03
|
0.76
|
|
3rd floor
|
13 (35.1)
|
19 (31.1)
|
1.20
|
0.50–2.85
|
0.68
|
|
Dementia
|
15 (40.5)
|
31 (50.8)
|
0.66
|
0.29–1.51
|
0.32
|
|
Strokes (cerebral infarction/ cerebral haemorrhage)
|
16 (43.2)
|
11 (18.0)
|
3.46
|
1.38–8.70
|
0.007**
|
|
Cardiovascular diseases
|
15 (40.5)
|
19 (31.1)
|
1.51
|
0.64–3.53
|
0.34
|
|
Diabetes
|
10 (27.0)
|
10 (16.4)
|
1.89
|
0.70–5.10
|
0.21
|
|
Cancers
|
1 (2.7)
|
5 (8.2)
| | |
0.40a
|
|
Fractures
|
5 (13.5)
|
11 (18.0)
|
0.71
|
0.23–2.24
|
0.56
|
|
Arthropathy
|
2 (5.4)
|
2 (3.3)
| | |
0.63a
|
|
Dysarthria or dysphagia
|
13 (35.1)
|
12 (19.7)
|
2.21
|
0.88–5.57
|
0.09
|
|
Inappropriate oral care
|
18 (48.6)
|
26 (42.6)
|
1.28
|
0.56–2.90
|
0.56
|
|
Denture wearing
|
24 (64.9)
|
32 (52.5)
|
1.67
|
0.72–3.88
|
0.23
|
|
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy tubes (PEG tubes)
|
6 (16.2)
|
0 (0.0)
| | |
0.002a,**
|
- OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
- a Fisher’s Exact Test
- *P value ≤ 0.05, **P value ≤ 0.01
