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. 2020 Oct 14;12(4):581–592. doi: 10.1007/s12975-020-00863-4

Table 2.

Logistic regression on role of butyrate-producing bacteria on stroke outcome

Univariate Multivariate
Odds ratio (2.5–97.5%) p value Odds ratio (2.5–97.5%) p value
Clinical infection
  Age 1.04 [1.00–1.09] 0.10
  Male sex 1.07 [0.36–3.31] 0.905
  Diabetes 1.73 [0.46–5.35] 0.369
  Prior stroke 0.88 [0.24–2.69] 0.827
  NIHSS > 10 3.65 [1.21–11.00] 0.019 3.07 [0.94–9.87] 0.058
  Butyrate-producing bacteria (log abundance) 0.74 [0.61–0.90] 0.001 0.74 [0.60–0.91] 0.005
  Ceftriaxone exposure 0.21 [0.05–0.67] 0.017 0.16 [0.03–0.56] 0.009
90-day mortality
  Age 1.07 [1.04–1.11] <0.001 1.06 [1.03–1.10] <0.001
  Male sex 0.59 [0.30–1.13] 0.112
  Diabetes 1.65 [0.75–3.41] 0.190
  Prior stroke 1.31 [0.65–2.57] 0.432
  NIHSS > 10 8.34 [4.19–17.17] <0.001 8.27 [4.03–17.52] <0.001
  Butyrate-producing bacteria (log abundance) 0.91 [0.79–1.06] 0.204
  Ceftriaxone exposure 0.21 [0.05–0.67] 0.160
Unfavorable outcome*
  Age 1.04 [1.02–1.06] < 0.001 1.04 [1.02–1.06] < 0.001
  Male sex 0.47 [0.23–0.73] <0.001 0.67 [0.40 – 1.12] 0.129
  Diabetes 1.77 [1.03–3.04] 0.038 2.15 [1.14 – 3.76] 0.016
  Prior stroke 1.49 [0.93–2.37] 0.093
  NIHSS > 10 9.38 [5.32–1 .20] < 0.001 9.88 [5.32–19.20] < 0.001
  Butyrate-producing bacteria (log abundance) 0.88 [0.78–0.98] 0.043 0.89 [0.7–1.02] 0.266
  Ceftriaxone exposure 1.15 [0.60–2.27] 0.675