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World J Psychiatry. Aug 19, 2026; 16(8): 118764
Published online Aug 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.118764
Table 2 Univariate logistic regression analysis of variables associated with moderate-to-severe dysphagia risk
Characteristics
β
SE
OR
95%CI
P value
Sex0.0660.2781.0680.620-1.8420.812
Age0.0470.0081.0481.033-1.064< 0.001a
Age groups
0-17---1.00-
18-440.2910.7671.3380.297-6.0160.704
45-591.1390.7543.1240.713-13.6910.131
≥ 602.0060.7377.4341.753-31.5340.007a
Marital status
Unmarried---1.00-
Married0.5780.3541.7820.890-3.5670.103
Divorced-0.2791.0550.7560.090-5.9800.791
Widowed2.1070.6908.2252.126-31.8220.002a
Occupation
Student---1.00-
Worker1.6381.0095.1430.711-37.1910.105
Farmer1.6190.7795.0471.097-23.2140.038a
Employ2.0150.7807.5001.627-34.5640.010a
Unemployed person1.1850.7353.2720.774-13.8280.107
Retiree2.3150.82510.1252.011-50.9800.005a
Education
Illiteracy---1.00-
Elementary school-0.7540.3880.4710.220-1.0070.052
Junior high school-0.7720.3500.4620.233-0.9170.027a
Senior high school-1.0380.4590.3540.144-0.8710.024a
University-1.2090.5650.2990.099-0.9030.032a
BMI< 0.0010.0221.0000.958-1.0440.989
Length of hospital stay0.0020.0011.0021.001-1.0030.005a
Disease duration0.0020.0011.0021.000-1.0030.096
Number of episodes0.0730.0501.0750.975-1.1860.144
Diagnosis
Mental and behavioral disorders due to use of alcohol---1.00-
Depression1.5360.7514.6481.066-20.2610.041a
Schizophrenia1.5820.7494.8661.121-21.1190.035a
Bipolar disorder1.1090.7723.0310.667-13.7680.151
Intellectual disabilities1.2410.9193.4600.571-20.9630.177
Dissociative disorders0.9800.9182.6650.441-16.1130.286
Anxiety disorders 1.7241.0115.6080.772-40.7170.088
Other mental disorders-0.1371.2290.8720.078-9.6900.911
Medication
Antipsychotics0.3100.3521.3630.684-2.7170.378
Antidepressants-0.0470.2750.9540.556-1.6370.865
Anxiolytics0.5730.3421.7740.908-3.4650.093
Mood stabilizers-0.5250.2980.5910.330-1.0600.078
Antiepileptic drugs-0.0320.3290.9680.508-1.8440.922
Benzodiazepines0.0860.2751.0900.635-1.8700.754
Somatic comorbidity
Hypertension0.5570.3211.7450.930-3.2740.083
Coronary heart disease1.3640.3173.9112.100-7.283< 0.001a
Myocardial ischemia0.2220.3401.2480.641-2.4310.515
Inflammatory indicators
NLR-0.1050.1020.9000.737-1.1000.900
PLR-0.0020.0020.9980.994-1.0020.337
MLR-1.1050.9840.3310.048-2.2760.261
NMR< 0.0010.0221.0000.959-1.0440.987
SII-0.001< 0.0010.9990.999-1.0000.214
Thyroid function
T3-0.2880.3650.7500.367-1.5320.429
T40.0080.0041.0081.000-1.0160.039a
FT40.0190.0301.0200.961-1.0820.522
FT3-0.3000.1760.7410.525-1.0450.087
TSH0.0420.0121.0431.019-1.068< 0.001a


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