Table 6.

Multiple stepwise linear regression analysis of relevant baseline variables for predicting higher NIHSS in study patients.

Variables	Regression coefficient (95% CI)	p value
Intercept	−0.244 (−2.887, 2.400)	0.857
Age (yrs)	0.073 (0.051, 0.095)	<0.0001
Male gender	−1.736 (−2.300, −1.172)	<0.0001
Old stroke	1.200 (0.624, 1.776)	<0.0001
Neutrophil (N)	0.051 (0.026, 0.077)	0.000
Ratio of N to L	0.077 (0.022, 0.133)	0.007
Total cholesterol level (mg/dL)	−0.008 (−0.015, −0.002)	0.016

Abbreviations: NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; CI: confidence intervals.