Table 3.

Factors independently associated with poor functional outcome after SAH

Factor	OR	95% CI	p value
Pneumonia	2.85	1.40–5.80	0.004
Dysphagia	3.10	1.49–6.39	0.002
Poor clinical grade	3.48	1.66–7.31	0.001
Age above median	5.21	2.50–10.9	< 0.001

Poor clinical grade was defined as Hunt & Hess grades 4 and 5. Median age was 57 years. Statistical analysis was performed using a stepwise backward elimination binary logistic regression model

CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio