Table 2.

Predictors for deterioration to ADL dependency during follow‐up

Variable	Univariable			Multivariable
	HR	95% CI	p‐value	HR	95% CI	p‐value
Age, per year	1.09	1.07–1.11	<0.001	1.11	1.08–1.13	<0.001
Women	1.65	1.24–2.19	0.001	1.32	0.92–1.88	0.130
Smoking	0.84	0.55–1.28	0.427	–	–	–
Living alone before strokea	1.79	1.34–2.38	<0.001	1.06	0.73–1.54	0.765
Diabetes	1.74	1.27–2.41	0.001	1.65	1.12–2.44	0.012
Antihypertensive at admission	1.36	1.02–1.81	0.036	0.90	0.63–1.28	0.898
Ischemic strokeb	1.63	0.83–3.18	0.154	–	–	–
NIHSS, per one point increase	1.06	1.03–1.09	<0.001	1.07	1.04–1.10	<0.001
Atrial fibrillation	1.69	1.23–2.32	0.001	0.96	0.65–1.40	0.819
Statin at discharge	0.55	0.41–0.73	<0.001	1.07	0.76–1.51	0.696
Anticoagulation at discharge	1.03	0.71–1.50	0.861	–	–	–
Antihypertensive at discharge	1.11	0.76–1.62	0.591	–	–	–
Antiplatelets at discharge	0.88	0.64–1.21	0.448	–	–	–
Self‐perceived unmet care needsc	2.96	2.20–3.98	<0.001	2.01	1.44–2.81	<0.001

Cox regression analysis. Variables associated with deterioration in ADL ability in univariate Cox regression analyses (p < 0.1) were selected for the multivariate model.

^aCompared to “sharing household”.

^bIschemic stroke compared to hemorrhagic stroke.

^cMeasured one year after stroke.