Table 3.

Multivariate analysis comparing survivors versus non-survivors of group 1 according to risk factors of 30 day mortality

Risk factors of 30-day mortality	Survivors of group 1 (n = 27)	Non-survivors of group 1 (n = 24)	p value
Time from stroke to pneumonia onset/days	9 ± 2	12 ± 4	0.921
Scales for assessment of ischemic stroke
GCS on admission	12 ± 3	11 ± 3	0.461
GCS at pneumonia occurrence	11 ± 3	8 ± 2	0.01*
NIHSS	9 ± 4	18 ± 6	0.01*
PSI scales for assessment of pneumonia severity	92 ± 36	124 ± 37	0.028*
Clinical findings
Body temperature (°C)	37 ± 1	38 ± 0.8	0.580
Respiratory rate	23 ± 5	26 ± 6	0.059
Heart rate	70 ± 20	75 ± 15	0.376
Systolic blood pressure	149 ± 20	130 ± 30	0.146
Laboratory results
WBC count/mm3	11,641 ± 4199	10,885 ± 3960	0.583
MPV/PC ratio	0.030 ± 0.607	0.06 ± 0.01	0.01*
Blood urea nitrogen, mg/dL	25 ± 14	30.5 ± 21	0.382
Serum creatinine, mg/dL	1.5 ± 1	2.0 ± 3	0.466

GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, PSI pneumonia severity index, MPV/pc ratio mean platelet volume/platelet count ratio

*Significant