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. 2014 May 8;2014:256879. doi: 10.1155/2014/256879

Table 2.

Prognostic factors in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Good outcome
(n = 80)
Poor outcome
(n = 20)
Crude OR
(95% CI)
P value Adjusted OR
(95% CI)
P value
Age (year) 61.2 ± 11.5 65.1 ± 8.0 1.04 (0.99–1.09) 0.16
Sex (male) (n) 62 15 0.87 (0.28–2.72) 0.81
Hypertension (n) 61 17 1.77 (0.47–6.68) 0.55
Diabetes mellitus (n) 32 10 1.50 (0.56–4.01) 0.46
Hyperlipidemia (n) 38 11 1.35 (0.51–3.61) 0.62
Cardiac disease (n) 5 2 1.67 (0.30–9.30) 0.80
NIHSS score on admission 1.35 (1.16–1.58) <0.001 1.55 (1.11–2.16) 0.01
Stroke subtype (large/small) 21.0 (6.26–70.4) <0.001 0.01 (0.001–0.33) 0.008
 Small vessel disease 70 5
 Large vessel disease 10 15
With statin therapy 35 11 1.49 (0.56–4.00) 0.46
Laboratory data on admission
 White blood cells (×103/mL) 7.4 ± 0.2 8.3 ± 0.6 1.17 (0.96–1.43) 0.12
 Hemoglobin (g/dL) 13.8 ± 0.2 13.6 ± 0.3 0.91 (0.69–1.22) 0.53
 Red blood cells (×106/mL) 4.8 ± 0.1 4.5 ± 0.1 0.50 (0.24–1.07) 0.07
 Platelet counts (×104/mL) 21.2 ± 0.6 18.9 ± 1.4 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 0.12
 Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 185.7 ± 4.6 180.0 ± 8.6 0.99 (0.98–1.01) 0.58
 LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) 114.2 ± 4.2 109.6 ± 7.7 0.99 (0.98–1.01) 0.62
 HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) 43.8 ± 1.0 45.6 ± 3.0 1.02 (0.97–1.07) 0.48
 Triglyceride (mg/dL) 136.3 ± 7.6 128.3 ± 13.8 0.99 (0.99–1.01) 0.63
 HbA1c (%) 6.8 ± 0.2 7.3 ± 0.6 1.14 (0.90–1.45) 0.28
Systolic BP (mmHg) 147.1 ± 2.8 140.1 ± 4.4 0.99 (0.97–1.01) 0.28
Diastolic BP (mmHg) 84.5 ± 1.5 81.1 ± 2.8 0.98 (0.94–1.02) 0.31
Free thiol on admission (μM/L) 0.92 ± 0.03 0.70 ± 0.07 0.04 (0.01–0.32) 0.002
TBARS on admission (μM/L) 19.9 ± 0.72 24.1 ± 3.0 1.05 (0.99–1.11) 0.06
Free thiol on day 7 (μM/L) 0.96 ± 0.04 0.66 ± 0.08 0.12 (0.03–0.52) 0.005
TBARS on day 7 (μM/L) 18.4 ± 0.77 29.1 ± 2.8 1.14 (1.07–1.22) <0.001 1.37 (1.14–1.65) 0.001
Free thiol on day 30 (μM/L) 1.00 ± 0.04 0.88 ± 0.11 0.29 (0.05–1.75) 0.78
TBARS on day 30 (μM/L) 19.7 ± 1.24 20.4 ± 2.4 1.01 (0.95–1.07) 0.82

Abbreviations: BP: blood pressure; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c.