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. 2013 Jun 11;8(6):e65233. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065233

Table 2. Risk factors for poor outcomes.

Adjusted OR (95%CI)
Stroke recurrence CVE Death
Age
≤65 Reference Reference Reference
66–75 1.42 (1.01–2.02) 1.56 (1.11–2.20) 2.14 (1.27–3.62)
≥76 2.17 (1.52–3.09) 2.56 (1.82–3.61) 4.68 (2.77–7.89)
History of stroke
No Reference Reference Reference
Yes 1.62 (1.44–1.82) 1.63 (1.46–1.82) 1.42 (1.23–1.65)
Myocardial infarction
No Reference Reference Reference
Yes 1.27 (1.10–1.48) 1.52 (1.32–1.75) 1.04 (0.86–1.25)
Atrial fibrillation
No Reference Reference Reference
Yes 1.50 (1.25–1.79) 2.41 (2.04–2.85) 2.14 (1.75–2.62)
Diabetes mellitus
No Reference Reference Reference
Yes 1.24 (1.10–1.41) 1.22 (1.08–1.37) 1.26 (1.08–1.48)
NIHSS scores at admission
0–4 Reference Reference Reference
5–14 1.24 (1.08–1.41) 1.17 (1.02–1.31) 1.73 (1.45–2.06)
≥15 2.18 (1.83–2.60) 2.92 (2.47–3.45) 7.62 (6.24–9.31)
Antiplatelet agents use at discharge
No Reference Reference Reference
Yes 0.73 (0.65–0.83) 0.59 (0.53–0.67) 0.30 (0.26–0.35)

Abbreviations: CVE, Combined vascular events; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.