Table 4.

Adjusted multivariable analysis using Cox proportional hazard model predicting stroke recurrence, any vascular event, and death in the cohort of 448 patients followed 7 years after first hospitalization due to ischemic stroke.

	Stroke Recurrence		Any Vascular Event		Death Due to Any Cause
	HR (95% CI)	P	HR (95% CI)	P	HR (95% CI)	P
Age	1.03 (0.99–1.06)	0.137	1.01 (0.98–1.04)	0.342	1.05 (1.04–1.08)	<0.001
Woman	1.03 (0.49–2.16)	0.924	0.79 (0.47–1.32)	0.376	0.76 (0.59–0.99)	0.044
Arterial calcifications in vertebrobasilar territory	3.13 (1.35–7.20)	0.007	2.05 (1.21–3.47)	0.007	1.21 (0.93–1.57)	0.141
Prior myocardial infarction	1.65 (0.37–7.39)	0.514	1.45 (0.54–3.85)	0.451	1.13 (0.65–1.97)	0.657
Prior ischemic stroke	1.34 (0.53–3.37)	0.527	1.21 (0.64–2.28)	0.540	1.29 (0.94–1.77)	0.106
Diagnosis of atrial fibrillation	0.51 (0.15–1.67)	0.266	ß.97 (0.50–1.89)	0.937	0.93 (0.67–1.29)	0.703
Intake of statin at first hospitalization	0.35 (0.11–1.08)	0.068	0.82 (0.44-1.53)	0.547	0.71 (0.51–0.97)	0.035
Total anterior circulation stroke vs. other types					1.62 (1.21–2.17)	0.001
Recurrent stroke					0.94 (0.62–1.43)	0.787

Abbreviations: HR–hazard ratio, CI–confidence interval.