Table 2 Association of OD with concomitant diseases.

From: Prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia in geriatric patients and real-life associations with diseases and drugs

Diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract

OR = 0.8 (95% CI 0.43–1.67), p = 0.63

COPD

OR = 1.1 (95% CI 0.45–2.70), p = 0.83

Diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2

OR = 1.2 (95% CI 0.62–2.19), p = 0.65

CNS diseases

OR = 7.4 (95% CI 3.75–14.81), p < 0.001

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