Table 3 Descriptive statistics and comparison according to the occurrence of respiratory infection
From: Detection of airway protective level of the cough reflex in acute stroke patients
Variables | Respiratory infection | Fisher’s exact test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||||
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | p value | Sig | ||
Age | 57.1 ± 14.23 | 63.4 ± 10.27 | 0.011(T) | S | |
A2DS2 | 3.44 ± 1.28 | 5.5 ± 1.26 | <0.001 | S | |
MANN total | 180.17 ± 20.92 | 116.23 ± 40.76 | <0.001 | S | |
| Â | No. (%) | No. (%) | p value | Sig | |
Sex | Male | 36 (59.02%) | 24 (60%) | 0.922(C) | NS |
Female | 25 (40.98%) | 16 (40%) | |||
Habits | No | 35 (57.38%) | 29 (72.5%) | 0.114 | NS |
Smoking (Cig., hash, shisha) | 25 (40.98%) | 10 (25%) | |||
other drug abuse | 1 (1.64%) | 0 (0%) | |||
Smoke + other drug | 0 (0%) | 1 (2.5%) | |||
Occupation | Not working | 31 (50.82%) | 32 (80%) | 0.003(C) | S |
Working | 30 (49.18%) | 8 (20%) | |||
Handedness | Right | 59 (96.72%) | 39 (97.5%) | 1.00 | NS |
Left | 2 (3.28%) | 1 (2.5%) | |||
| Â | Median (IQR) | Median(IQR) | Â | Â | |
NIHSS | 7 (6–10) | 15 (10.5–17.5) | <0.001(M) | S | |
Cough challenge | Threshold (mol/L) | 0.8 (0.8–1) | 1 (0.8–1.7) | 0.013 | S |
Number of coughs | 3 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 0.289 | NS | |
Peak flow (L/min) | 140 (90–200) | 70 (55–100) | <0.001 | S | |
Latency (s) | 6 (4–8) | 7 (4.5–10) | 0.146 | NS | |