Table 3.
Prognostic impact on mortality within 5 years in prestroke‐dependent patients
| HR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|
| Level of consciousness at admission | |
| Alert (reference) | ‐ |
| Drowsy | 2.16 (2.03‐2.29) |
| Comatose | 5.02 (4.56‐5.52) |
| Total comorbidity burden | |
| None (reference) | ‐ |
| Low | 1.14 (1.03‐1.26) |
| Moderate | 1.43 (1.30‐1.57) |
| High | 1.87 (1.70‐2.06) |
| Prestroke level of dependency | |
| Independent (mRS ≤ 2) of comparable age (≥78) (reference) | ‐ |
| Moderate (mRS 3) | 1.72 (1.63‐1.82) |
| Moderately severe (mRS 4) | 2.45 (2.30‐2.62) |
| Severe (mRS 5) | 2.77 (2.53‐3.04) |
Cox regression proportional hazards model adjusted for age, sex, and socioeconomic status. Including prestroke‐dependent patients plus a reference group of prestroke independents of comparable age(≥78). Total n = 11 263.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HR, Hazard ratio; mRS, modified Rankin scale.