Table 2.

Independent predictors for mechanical ventilation in patients with GBS

Variable	Regression coefficient (95 % CI)	p value	Exp (B)
Time from onset to admission	−0.117 (0.808–0.980)	<0.05	0.899
Disease occurrence in summer	−1.520 (0.102–0.469)	<0.01	0.219
Facial nerve involvement	0.921 (1.281–4.926)	<0.01	2.512
Glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves involvement	1.703 (2.561–11.773)	<0.01	5.491
MRC at nadir	−0.099 (0.886–0.926)	<0.01	0.906

CI confidence interval, GBS Guillain-Barré syndrome, MRC Medical Research Council (sum score)