Table 3.

Association of recent hospitalization for infection with risk of ischemic stroke based on survival analyses

	Risk of ischemic stroke during the time interval after hospitalization for infection, using survival analysis
	Hazard ratio (95% confidence interval)
	P value
	14 days	30 days	90 days
Unadjusted	4.4 (2.2– 9.3)	2.9 (1.6–5.3)	2.9 (2.0–4.2)
	p<0.001	p<0.001	p<0.001
Adjusted for demographics (age, sex, African American race)	4.0 (2.0 – 8.2)	2.5 (1.4–4.6)	2.5 (1.7–3.6)
	p<0.001	p=0.002	p<0.001
Adjusted for above and diabetes and smoking	3.9 (1.9–8.0)	2.5 (1.4–4.5)	2.4 (1.7–3.5)
	p<0.001	p=0.003	p<0.001
Adjusted for above and ln(common carotid intima-media thickness)	3.9 (1.9–7.9)	2.4 (1.3–4.4)	2.4 (1.6–3.5)
	p<0.001	p=0.004	p<0.001
Adjusted for demographics, diabetes, smoking, and ln(internal carotid intima-media thickness)	3.9 (1.9–7.9)	2.4 (1.3–4.4)	2.4 (1.6–3.4)
	p<0.001	p=0.004	p<0.001