Table 3.

Multivariable logistic regression analysis of possible predictors of early neurological deterioration using cTnI > 0.03 ng/mL.

	Crude OR (95% CI)	P-value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P-value
Age	1.02 [1.00–1.04]	0.061	1.00 [0.98–1.02]	0.975
Sex	0.65 [0.47–0.91]	0.013	0.69 [0.46–1.03]	0.069
Hypertension	1.57 [1.07–2.30]	0.020	1.35 [0.86–2.10]	0.191
Stroke history	1.55 [1.09–2.21]	0.015	1.50 [0.99–2.27]	0.055
Sustained atrial fibrillation	1.37 [0.95–1.98]	0.088	1.20 [0.73–1.96]	0.484
Initial NIHSS score	1.05 [1.03–1.08]	< 0.001	1.03 [1.00–1.06]	0.054
Use of anticoagulants		< 0.001		< 0.001
No use	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Vitamin K antagonist	0.33 [0.23–0.47]	< 0.001	0.35 [0.23–0.53]	< 0.001
New oral anticoagulant	0.36 [0.18–0.72]	0.004	0.40 [0.19–0.87]	0.020
Systolic blood pressure	1.01 [1.00–1.01]	0.032	1.00 [1.00–1.01]	0.511
Fasting blood sugar*	1.41 [0.77–2.60]	0.266	0.87 [0.47–1.61]	0.651
Troponin I > 0.03	1.74 [1.23–2.45]	0.002	1.59 [1.07–2.37]	0.023

NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.

*This variable was transformed into a log scale.