Table 2.

Clinical Features associated with Non-use of OAC on Discharge following IS

Variable	Percent not discharged on OAC	Univariate OR (95% CI)	Multivariable OR (95% CI)
Age
<65 years	17.4	reference
65–74 years	33.6	2.40 (1.43–4.03)	3.25 (1.79–5.89)
75–84 years	37.8	2.88 (1.79–4.65)	3.43 (1.98–5.94)
≥ 85 years	68.8	10.46 (6.36–17.18)	8.96 (5.01–16.04)
Gender
Male	40.9	reference
Female	46.8	1.27 (1.03–1.57)	0.79 (0.60–1.05)
Diabetes mellitus
No	45.3	reference
Yes	41.2	0.85 (0.67–1.07)	1.20 (0.89–1.62)
Hypertension
No	51.0	reference
Yes	42.1	0.70 (0.54–0.90)	0.69 (0.50–0.95)
Coronary artery disease
No	45.2	reference
Yes	41.7	0.87 (0.69–1.09)	0.90 (0.67–1.20)
Chronic heart failure
No	43.5	reference
Yes	44.9	1.06 (0.85–1.31)	0.84 (0.63–1.12)
Peripheral artery disease
No	44.5	reference
Yes	39.5	0.81 (0.56–1.19)	0.72 (0.44–1.15)
Renal impairment
No	41.8	reference
Yes	51.5	1.48 (1.16–1.90)	1.38 (1.00–1.90)
Diagnosed dementia
No	40.6	reference
Yes	65.6	2.80 (2.04–3.84)	1.69 (1.12–2.57)
Prior gastrointestinal hemorrhage
No	42.0	reference
Yes	63.2	2.38 (1.65–3.42)	1.95 (1.25–3.04)
Prior intracranial hemorrhage
No	42.9	reference
Yes	72.2	3.45 (1.89–6.33)	3.76 (1.74–8.12)
No OAC at time of admission for ischemic stroke
No	59.6	reference
Yes	11.6	11.24 (8.21–15.39)	11.25 (7.95–15.92)
Disability at dischargea
No disability	27.2	reference
Minor	32.2	1.27 (0.76–2.14)	1.39 (0.77–2.51)
Major	49.6	2.64 (1.57–4.42)	2.78 (1.53–5.05)
Severe	82.4	12.55 (6.53–24.11)	12.58 (5.82–27.21)

^aDisability at discharge was missing for 14 patients.