Table III.
Correlations between aspiration pneumonia and other variables
| Parameter | Aspiration pneumonia | |
|---|---|---|
| r | P-value | |
| Age | 0.181 | < 0.001 |
| Sex (male) | 0.009 | 0.835 |
| Smoking | –0.011 | 0.810 |
| Hypertension | 0.121 | 0.007 |
| Diabetes | 0.047 | 0.289 |
| Echocardiographic findings | 0.103 | 0.021 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 0.059 | 0.184 |
| Carotid doppler findings | 0.043 | 0.334 |
| mRS | 0.391 | < 0.001 |
| mRS > 2 | 0.241 | < 0.001 |
| Cranial magnetic resonance findings: | ||
| MCA1 | –0.145 | 0.001 |
| MCA2 | 0.047 | 0.297 |
| MCA3 | 0.210 | < 0.001 |
| ACA | –0.041 | 0.363 |
| PCA | –0.010 | 0.817 |
| BA | –0.062 | 0.168 |
| SA | –0.007 | 0.871 |
| TOAST criteria | –0.160 | < 0.001 |
| ICU transfer | 0.401 | < 0.001 |
| Mortality | 0.146 | < 0.001 |
r – correlation coefficient.