Variables

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Age ≥ 65 years

3.980 (0.601 - 26.349)

0.152

Profession

0.659 (0.132 - 3.286)

0.611

Alcohol abuse

0.317 (0.100 - 1.010)

0.052

Mass effect

3.563 (1.217 - 10.432)

0.020

Duration of hospitalisation > 7 days

3.011 (0.905 - 10.018)

0.072

Female

0.510 (0.133 - 1.958)

0.327

Temperature > 37.5˚C

4.645 (1.341 - 16.088)

0.015

Urea > 0.45 g/L

1.720 (0.503 - 5.886)

0.387

NIHSS > 14

1.509 (0.495 - 4.597)

0.469