Table 2.

Bivariate and Multivariate Associations With Aspiration

Risk Factor	Unadjusted		Adjusted
	OR [95% CI]	p	OR [95% CI]	p
Aspiration signs & symptoms	1.76 [1.10, 2.83]	.020*	1.84 [1.11, 3.04]	.018*
Other diagnoses	1.94 [1.12, 3.37]	.018*	1.78 [0.99, 3.21]	.055
Genetic disorder	1.88 [1.10, 3.22]	.021*	1.48 [0.81, 2.72]	.207
Vocal cord paralysis or paresis	2.08 [1.08, 4.000]	.029*	1.94 [0.97, 3.86]	.060
History of intubation	2.35 [1.38, 3.99]	.002*	2.00 [1.14, 3.52]	.016*
Thoracic congenital heart anomaly	2.03 [1.11, 3.71]	.021*	1.47 [0.74, 2.91]	.268
Pneumonia or atelectasis	2.27 [1.33, 3.87]	.003*	1.92 [1.09, 3.39]	.024*

Note. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.

^*Statistically significant association at α = .05.