Table 3.
Adverse outcomes of stroke patients with and without dental scaling
| No DS (N = 49,547) | DS (N = 49,547) | Risk of outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post-stroke outcomes | Events | % | Events | % | OR | (95% CI)a |
| 30-day in-hospital mortality | 2254 | 4.6 | 1556 | 3.1 | 0.66 | (0.62–0.71) |
| Pneumonia | 5402 | 10.9 | 3343 | 6.8 | 0.58 | (0.55–0.60) |
| Septicemia | 1788 | 3.6 | 1060 | 2.1 | 0.58 | (0.54–0.63) |
| Urinary tract infection | 5893 | 11.9 | 4266 | 8.6 | 0.68 | (0.66–0.71) |
| Stay in intensive care unit | 13,861 | 28.0 | 12,464 | 25.2 | 0.81 | (0.78–0.84) |
| Medical expenditure, USDb | 2233 ± 3198 | 2113 ± 3209 | P < 0.0001 | |||
| Length of hospital stay, daysb | 10.2 ± 9.3 | 9.3 ± 8.8 | P < 0.0001 | |||
CI, confidence interval; DS, dental scaling; OR, odds ratio.
*Adjusted for all covariates listed in Table 1.
†Mean ± SD; regular dental scaling was associated with length of hospital stays (beta = -0.84, P < 0.0001) and medical expenditure (beta = -119.8, P < 0.0001) after adjusted all covariates listed in Table 2 in the multiple linear regressions.