Table IV.

Predictors for pneumonia.

Variable	OR (95% CI)	P-value
Age (years)	1.66 (1.11–1.81)	<0.021
NIHSS score	1.36 (1.14–1.62)	<0.0001
C-reactive protein (mg/l)	1.54 (1.22–1.73)	<0.042
Interleukin-6 (pg/ml)	36.6 (2.7–582.6)	<0.001
White blood cells (Gpt/l)	26.5 (1.9–362.0)	>0.05
Mean temperature (°C)	21.2 (2.4–221.3)	>0.05

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.