Table 2. Cox regression analysis for mortality after 90 days for all patients (n = 441).

	Univariate Analysis		Multivariate Analysis
Variables	Hazard ratio (95% Cl)	p-value	Hazard ratio (95% Cl)	p-value
BNP (per 100 pg/ml)	1.2 (1.1–1.2)	<0.001	1.2 (1.1–1.4)	0.007
Troponin I at presentation (per 100 µg/l)	1.0 (1.0–1.0)	0.086
Age (per 10 years)	2.2 (1.5–3.3)	<0.001	3.2 (1.4–7.6)	0.007
Female sex	1.0 (0.5–1.9)	0.965
Systolic blood pressure (per 10 mmHg)	0.9 (0.8–1.0)	0.045
Temperature (per °C)	0.7 (0.4–1.2)	0.23
CRP (per 10 mg/dl)	1.1 (1.0–1.1)	0.001
Glucose (per mmol/l)	1.1 (0.9–1.2)	0.48
NIHSS	1.1 (1.1–1.2)	<0.001	1.1 (1.0–1.2)	0.2
Charlson Score	1.2 (1.0–1.4)	0.02
History of
- Hypertension	1.3 (0.6–2.9)	0.47
- Coronary heart disease	2.0 (1.1–3.9)	0.03
- Heart failure	2.7 (1.3–5.3)	0.006
- Atrial fibrillation	3.0 (1.6–5.7)	0.001
- Dyslipidemia	1.1 (0.6–2.2)	0.75
- Family history of stroke and/or AMI	0.8 (0.4–1.6)	0.49
- Diabetes mellitus	1.3 (0.6–2.7)	0.51
- Smoking	0.9 (0.4–1.7)	0.65
- Prior stroke	0.7 (0.3–1.5)	0.39
Cardioembolic aetiology	1.5 (0.8–2.9)	0.2
Lesion size (per 10 ml)	1.2 (1.1–1.2)	<0.001	1.2 (1.0–1.3)	0.01

CI =  confidence interval; CRP =  C-reactive protein; NIHSS =  National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; AMI =  acute myocardial infarction.