Table 3.
Univariate Correlation Between Baseline Characteristics, Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes, and Acute Ischemic Stroke Outcome
| |
NIHSS score |
BI score |
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient | Admission | Discharge | Admission | Discharge | Hospital stay |
| Baseline characteristics | |||||
| Sex (male) | −0.25 (0.5) | −0.14 (0.5) | 7.02 (3.9) | 2.58 (3.5) | 0.45 (1.6) |
| Age (year) | −0.002 (0.02) | 0.004 (0.02) | −0.29 (0.1) | −0.24 (0.1) | −0.03 (0.1) |
| Smoking | −0.47 (0.5) | −0.02 (0.5) | 1.32 (3.8) | 1.70 (3.4) | −1.10 (1.5) |
| Alcohol consumption | −0.70 (0.6) | 0.09 (0.6) | 5.21 (4.6) | −1.02 (4.2) | 0.18 (1.9) |
| Hypertension | 0.10 (0.6) | 0.79 (0.5) | −4.43 (4.2) | −8.31 (3.8)* | 1.37 (1.7) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 0.32 (0.5) | 1.27 (0.5)* | −5.14 (3.9) | −7.63 (3.4)* | 2.68 (1.6) |
| Heart disease | 0.62 (0.6) | 0.46 (0.6) | −5.23 (4.4) | −5.16 (4.0) | 2.51 (1.8) |
| Previous stroke | 0.64 (0.6) | 0.70 (0.6) | −3.94 (4.4) | −3.49 (4.0) | 0.14 (1.8) |
| Previous TIA | −3.69 (1.6)* | −2.64 (1.6) | 22.68 (12.2) | 20.61 (10.9) | −6.53 (4.9) |
| TCM syndromes | |||||
| Qi deficiency | 0.49 (0.5) | 1.13 (0.5)* | −3.09 (3.7) | −7.25 (3.3)* | 3.84 (1.5)* |
| Yin deficiency with yang hyperactivity | 0.66 (0.5) | 0.47 (0.5) | −5.27 (3.9) | −2.84 (3.5) | 2.02 (1.6) |
| Phlegm | 0.70 (0.6) | 0.90 (0.6) | −2.48 (4.4) | −4.01 (4.0) | 0.92 (1.8) |
| Blood stasis | −0.10 (1.8) | 1.25 (1.7) | 5.97 (13.7) | −5.22 (12.3) | −2.32 (5.5) |
| Wind | −1.55 (0.9) | −1.63 (0.9) | −3.23 (6.8) | 3.07 (6.2) | −0.73 (2.8) |
| Fire-heat | 0.99 (0.5)* | 1.05 (0.5)* | −9.15 (3.7)* | −11.61 (3.3)** | 3.32 (1.5)* |
Higher NIHSS score indicates more severely compromised neurologic function. Higher BI score indicates better independence in activities of daily living.
*
p<0.05.
**
p<0.001.
BI, Barthel Index; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; SE, standard error; TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine; TIA, transient ischemic attack.