Figure 3. Multivariate analysis of association of sex and main outcome measures.
Odds ratios (ORs) for association of sex with dynamic pattern or cardiac troponin, poststroke acute myocardial injury (PSAMI), mortality within 7 days, and discharge disposition. Primary model: adjusted for age, race, medical history of chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, acute congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation or flutter, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale at admission, right insula involvement, and TOAST (Trial of Org 10 172 in Acute Stroke Treatment) classification. Sensitivity analysis: same as primary model but with removal of TOAST classification as a covariate. PSAMI indicates poststroke acute myocardial injury.