Table 4.
Multivariate analysis: predictors of outcome following intervention.
| Variables | Functional outcome | Mortality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Dichotomized age | 1.465 (0.881–2.436) | 0.141 | 1.623 (1.022–2.578) | 0.040 |
| Initial NIHSS score | 1.102 (1.077–1.127) | <0.001 | 1.087 (1.063–1.112) | <0.001 |
| PC-CS score | 0.834 (0.746–0.934) | 0.002 | 0.887 (0.797–0.986) | 0.026 |
| Hypertension | 0.674 (0.432–1.052) | 0.082 | 1.183 (0.781–1.790) | 0.428 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 2.122 (1.274–3.536) | 0.004 | 1.973 (1.270–3.064) | 0.002 |
| Occlusion sites | ||||
| Distal basilar arterya | 0.016 | 0.986 | ||
| Middle basilar artery | 2.257 (1.356–3.757) | 0.002 | 1.009 (0.628–1.620) | 0.972 |
| Proximal basilar artery | 1.454 (0.795–2.660) | 0.224 | 0.909 (0.514–1.608) | 0.744 |
| Vertebral artery-V4 | 1.791 (0.987–3.251) | 0.055 | 0.991 (0.573–1.713) | 0.973 |
| PTR | 1.009 (1.005–1.012) | <0.001 | 1.007 (1.004–1.010) | <0.001 |
| Recanalization | 0.194 (0.097–0.386) | <0.001 | 0.150 (0.088–0.256) | <0.001 |
a
Distal basilar artery was taken as reference.
CI, confidence interval; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; OR, odds ratio; PC-CS score, posterior circulation collateral system score; PTR, puncture to recanalization.