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Table 3 Modified A2DS2 score (combined conventional A2DS2 score and fasting hyperglycemia)

From: Risk of stroke-associated pneumonia during hospitalization: predictive ability of combined A2DS2 score and hyperglycemia

Clinical characteristics on admission

Assigned points

Elderly age (≥75 years old)

+ 1

Male sex

+ 1

Atrial fibrillation

+ 1

Dysphagia

+ 2

Stroke severity

 

NIHSS score (5–15 points)

+ 3

NIHSS score (≥16 points)

+ 5

Fasting hyperglycemia

+ 2

  1. NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
  2. The adjusted OR value of fasting hyperglycemia was 2.95, which was assigned with 2 points in the modified A2DS2 scoring system