Table 3.

Predictors for improvement to ADL independency during follow‐up

Variable	Univariable			Multivariable
	HR	95% CI	p‐value	HR	95% CI	p‐value
Age	0.97	0.94–1.00	0.055	0.97	0.94–1.01	0.141
Women	1.28	0.71–2.31	0.419	–	–	–
Smoking	1.55	0.55–4.35	0.402	–	–	–
Living alone before strokea	0.47	0.25–0.90	0.023	0.41	0.19–0.91	0.029
Diabetes	1.25	0.58–2.70	0.563	–	–	–
Antihypertensive at admission	1.29	0.71–2.36	0.404	–	–	–
Ischemic strokeb	0.50	0.25–1.01	0.052	0.39	0.17–0.89	0.025
NIHSS, per one point increase	0.91	0.87–0.96	<0.001	0.90	0.86–0.95	<0.001
Atrial fibrillation	0.87	0.46–1.65	0.675	–	–	–
Statin at discharge	1.29	0.70–2.39	0.412	–	–	–
Warfarin at discharge	1.09	0.46–2.58	0.843	–	–	–
Antihypertensive at discharge	2.54	0.91–7.11	0.075	3.06	0.94–10.3	0.065
Antiplatelets at discharge	0.68	0.37–1.24	0.209	–	–	–
Self‐perceived unmet care needsc	0.69	0.38–1.27	0.114	–	–	–

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.