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Table 4 Risk factors of dysphagia among nursing home residents-results of binary logistic regression (N = 775)

From: Prevalence and risk factors of dysphagia among nursing home residents in eastern China: a cross-sectional study

Variables

B

p-Value

Adjusted OR

95%C.I. for OR

Lower

Upper

Marital status

0.141

0.607

1.152

0.672

1.973

Texture of diet

1.094

<0.001

2.978**

2.378

3.751

BI

0.349

0.002

1.418**

1.139

1.766

Muscle strength

<0.001

0.998

1.000

0.841

1.189

BMI

−0.088

0.560

0.916

0.680

1.232

Dental condition

−0.027

0.874

0.974

0.701

1.353

Aspiration history

3.134

<0.001

22.962**

11.142

47.321

Pneumonia history

1.591

0.001

4.909**

1.855

12.991

Hospitalization history

0.284

0.312

1.328

0.766

2.304

Types of oral medication

0.544

0.038

1.723*

1.031

2.880

Dementia

0.175

0.572

1.192

0.649

2.187

Parkinson disease

0.942

0.047

2.566*

1.012

6.511

Stroke history

0.232

0.383

1.261

0.749

2.122

Cancer

1.359

0.052

3.893

0.988

15.342

Hyperlipidemia

−0.765

0.129

0.465

0.173

1.251

Heart attack history

1.336

0.002

3.804**

1.636

8.845

  1. BI Barthel Index, BMI Body Mass Index
  2. * p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01