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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 4.

Multivariate analysis of significant predictors of PEG placement in dysphagic stroke patients with hemispheric infarcts

Variable OR (90% CI) P value (χ2 test)
Age (<75 years and ≥75 years) 2.954 (0.87–9.99) .143
NIHSS score 1.151 (1.02–1.294) .047*
Lesion volume (<100 cc and ≥100 cc) 5.755 (1.074–30.836) .086
Anterior insula 1.359 (0.344–5.361) .713
Inferior frontal gyrus 0.995 (0.294–3.365) .995
Periventricular white matter 3.829 (1.196–12.258) .057
Bihemispheric lesions 4.6 (1.58–13.756) .018*
*

Denotes statistical significance.