Table 3.

Multivariate predictors of admission stroke severity.

Model 1: Dependent variable: admission NIHSS score
	Beta coefficient	p
Admission DWI lesion volume	0.010	< 0.001
Hypertension	0.364	0.035
Telomere length ≤ 5.5 kb	0.298	0.046
CCS stroke subtype
Large artery atherosclerosis	− 0.199	0.843
Cardio-aortic embolism	1.843	0.067
Small artery occlusion	− 0.548	0.585
Other causes	− 1.203	0.231
Undetermined	Reference

Model 2: Dependent variable: admission NIHSS score (< 16 vs. ≥ 16)
	OR (95% CI)	p
Admission DWI lesion volume	1.07 (1.04–1.09)	< 0.001
Coronary artery disease	5.90 (1.62–21.48)	0.007
Hyperlipidemia	0.33 (0.09–1.15)	0.082
Telomere length ≤ 5.5 kb	5.95 (1.58–22.36)	0.008