Can we use influencing factors to predict aspiration pneumonia in the United Kingdom?

Table 2 The 26 influencing factors

	Factor	Number/value in aspiration pneumonia	Number/value in Non-aspiration pneumonia	P
		n = 152	n = 535
1	Mixed tube and oral feeding	56	105	0.000
2	Poor mobility	6	100	0.000
3	Age in Years (mean ± sd)	78 ± 14	71 ± 17	0.000
4	Dependency for feeding	102	287	0.004
5	Only oral feeding	59	274	0.009
6	Dysphagia	121	366	0.010
7	Number of medical conditions (mean ± sd)	3.3 ± 1.8	2.8 ± 1.8	0.011
8	Bedfast	63	161	0.011
9	COPD	19	33	0.015
10	Number of medications (mean ± sd)	6.6 ± 3.2	5.8 ± 3.5	0.016
11	CVA	48	229	0.017
12	Alcohol abuse	12	83	0.023
13	Male	52	235	0.040
14	GI disease	62	178	0.105
15	Dental disease	39	104	0.120
16	Chronic Heart Failure	19	43	0.125
17	Any feeding tube	37	156	0.287
18	Good oral care	87	331	0.348
19	Smoker	15	70	0.356
20	Mechanically altered diet	30	88	0.408
21	Moves with assistance	83	274	0.518
22	Cancer	23	73	0.738
23	Weight loss	18	57	0.789
24	Dry mouth	21	80	0.826
25	Medications causing a dry mouth	102	355	0.940
26	Tracheostomy	7	22	0.969

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