Table 3.

Multivariate Model of Predictors of 5-Year Risk of Cardiac Death After First Ischemic Stroke

Variable	Clinical Diagnosis			Neuroimaging Diagnosis
	HR	95% CI Limits		HR	95% CI Limits
Left parietal location	4.45	1.83	10.83	3.37	1.26	8.97
Right parietal location	1.27	0.32	4.65	1.33	0.31	5.62
Frontal location	1.23	0.52	2.89	1.07	0.44	2.60
Left temporal location	2.02	0.68	6.04	1.99	0.60	6.64
Right temporal location	3.67	0.93	14.51	2.33	0.51	10.59
Lacunar location*	0.55	0.16	1.93	0.50	0.14	1.78
Age	1.05	1.02	1.09	1.06	1.02	1.09
Male sex	1.80	0.92	3.55	2.27	1.10	4.70
CAD	2.11	1.09	4.08	2.38	1.19	4.77
NIHSS score 6–13	0.74	0.31	1.73	0.55	0.21	1.41
NIHSS score ≥14	1.78	0.74	4.28	1.84	0.61	5.52
Medium size†	…	…	…	0.71	0.23	2.18
Large size†	…	…	…	1.13	0.29	4.31

^*Lacunar subtype compared with other stroke subtypes (large-vessel external/internal, embolic, cryptogenic, large vessel).

^†Size of stroke: small (less than half of lobe), medium (half of lobe to 1 lobe), and large (>1 lobe). Adapted from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke report.²⁸