Table 3.

Risk for detection of gram negative bacillus by status of oral assessment in multivariate analysis.

Parameter	Odds ratio	95% CI	P
Hygiene
Poor (category 2 or 3)	1.94	0.40–9.28	.41
Good (category 0 or 1)	1.0 (reference)
Xerostomia
Poor (category 2 or 3)	1.09	0.18–6.47	.92
Good (category 0 or 1)	1.0 (reference)
Total Points
Poor (points ≥ 5)	10.95	2.02–59.34	.006∗
Good (points < 4)	1.0 (reference)

CI = confidence interval, SE = standard error.

^∗Statistically significant (P < .05).