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. 2019 Feb 6;9(3):e01227. doi: 10.1002/brb3.1227

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis for END

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p
Select variables
Age 1.024 (1.008–1.142) 0.044
Female 1.322 (0.901–1.996) 0.148
Hypertension 0.801 (0.529–1.212) 0.294
Diabetes mellitus 1.069 (0.664–1.721) 0.783
Hyperlipidemia 0.676 (0.383–1.190) 0.175
Current drinking 1.059 (0.622–1.695) 0.811
Current smoking 1.353 (0.885–2.070) 0.163
Atrial fibrillation 0.962 (0.550–1.681) 0.891
Previous antiplatelet 1.157 (0.693–1.932) 0.576
Previous statin 1.123 (0.590–2.136) 0.724
Body mass index 1.083 (1.019–1.151) 0.012
Systolic blood pressure 1.007 (0.996–1.017) 0.201
Diastolic blood pressure 1.019 (1.000–1.038) 0.049
NIHSS score 1.027 (0.986–1.069) 0.203
Silent lacunar infarction 1.206 (0.811–1.796) 0.355
White matter lesions 1.737 (1.144–2.638) 0.010
Hs‐CRP 1.004 (0.980–1.020) 0.992
Fasting blood glucose 1.117 (1.011–1.234) 0.030
Homocysteine 1.037 (1.007–1.067) 0.016
25(OH)D level
As continuous variable 0.976 (0.961–0.987) 0.001 0.973 (0.958–0.991) 0.005
As categorical variable
Fourth quartile Reference Reference
Third quartile 1.248 (0.938–3.774) 0.108 1.188 (0.540–2.615) 0.664
Second quartile 2.789 (1.492–5.211) 0.006 1.925 (0.922–4.021) 0.081
First quartile 3.237 (1.731–6.054) 0.001 2.622 (1.226–5.641) 0.015

Notes. 25(OH)D: 25‐hydroxyvitamin D; CI: confidence interval; END: early neurological deterioration; Hs‐CRP: hyper‐sensitive C‐reactive protein; NIHSS: national institute of health stroke scale; OR: odds ratio.

Multivariate analysis adjusted for age, sex, white matter lesions, body mass index, diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood glucose and homocysteine level.