Predictors of post-stroke body temperature elevation

BMC Neurology

Table 3 Final results of the multiple linear regression analysis

	Regression coefficient	95% confidence interval	P-value	VIF
(Constant)	37.081	36.929–37.232	0.000
NIHSS score	0.022	0.010–0.034	0.000	1.386
Antipyretic treatment within 48 h	0.563	0.432–0.694	0.000	1.120
Tympanic/Non rectal temperature reading	-0.265	−0.401- -0.129	0.000	1.087
CRP > 50 or signs of infection at admission	0.298	0.122–0.473	0.001	1.090
Unknown CRP level without signs of infection	0.047	−0.298-0.392	0.789	1.047
Positive swallowing test	0.335	0.130–0.540	0.001	1.054
Female gender	0.157	0.031–0.284	0.014	1.036
Intubation	0.470	0.044–0.896	0.031	1.379
Diabetes	0.142	−0.009-0.293	0.065	1.037
Smoking	−0.175	−0.371-0.020	0.079	1.037
Right sided stroke	−0.087	−0.222-0.048	0.204	1.162
Hemisphere not known	0.037	−0.163-0.238	0.714	1.171

CRP C-reactive protein, NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, VIF variance inflation factor
Significant p-values (<0.05) are written in boldface

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