Table 2.
Univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses.
| Independent variables | Distribution of the mRS score at 90 days after stroke (shift analysis) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariate model OR [95% CI] |
Value of p | Multivariable model Adjusted OR [95% CI] |
Value of p | |
| Patient sex (female versus male) | 0.59 [0.42–0.84] | 0.003 | 1.49 [1.01–2.19] | 0.044 |
| Patient age (≥65 years versus < 65 years) | 0.77 [0.52–1.14] | 0.197 | – | – |
| Use of antiplatelets before admission (yes versus no) | 0.48 [0.33–0.69] | <0.0001 | 1.47 [0.94–2.29] | 0.094 |
| Previous stroke (yes versus no) | 0.50 [0.29–0.87] | 0.014 | 1.16 [0.59–2.30] | 0.663 |
| Previous transient ischemic attack (yes versus no) | 1.01 [0.48–2.13] | 0.9901 | – | – |
| Hypertension (yes versus no) | 0.70 [0.46–1.08] | 0.108 | 1.51 [0.91–4.50] | 0.112 |
| Diabetes (yes versus no) | 0.90 [0.60–1.36] | 0.6126 | – | – |
| Hyperlipidemia (yes versus no) | 1.39 [0.93–2.08] | 0.105 | 0.50 [0.32–0.80] | 0.004 |
| Smoking (yes versus no) | 1.29 [0.88–1.89] | 0.1990 | – | – |
| Prestroke disability (mRS 0 versus mRS 1–6) | 0.23 [0.15–0.36] | <0.0001 | 3.62 [2.27–5.76] | <0.0001 |
| NIHSS at admission (<5 versus ≥ 5) | 0.55 [0.39–0.78] | 0.001 | 1.75 [1.19–2.58] | 0.005 |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; mRS, modified Rankin Scale. In bold are variables with a value of p ≤ 0.1 that were included in the multivariable regression models.