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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2010 Sep 19;21(2):114–120. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2010.05.010

Table 3.

Univariate analysis of all predictors for PEG placement in dysphagic stroke patients

Variable PEG No-PEG Maximum likelihood estimate (SE) P value (univariate χ2 test)
Total patients 20 57
Age, years, median* 80 75 0.0458 (0.024) .0621
NIHSS score, median 12 8 0.141 (0.05) .0053
Lesion volume, cc, mean† 75.45 31.65 1.791 (0.786) .022
Median time from stroke onset to evaluation, days 3 2 1.65 (2.05) .61
Bihemispheric, n (%) 12 (60) 14 (24.5) 1.5276 (0.55) .0055
Insula, n (%) 13 (65) 29 (50.8) 0.583 .278
Anterior insula, n (%) 11 (55) 19 (33.3) 0.893 (0.53) .091
Motor cortex, n (%) 14 (70) 28 (49.1) 0.882 (0.555) .112
Inferior frontal gyrus, n (%) 13 (65) 27 (47.3) 0.952 (0.555) .0863
Periventricular white matter, n (%) 10 (50) 18 (31.5) 0.773 (0.53) .144
*

Age dichotomized (< 75 and ≥ for analysis)

†

Lesion volume dichotomized (< 100 cc and ≥ 100 cc for analysis).