Table 6.
Postevent mean LDL‐C | No. of events/No. of patients | Unadjusted SHR (95% CI) | SHR (95% CI) adjusted for age and sex | SHR (95% CI) adjusted for age, sex, and vascular risk factors* | P for interaction | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<1.80 (mmol/L) | ≥1.80 (mmol/L) | <1.80 (mmol/L) | <1.80 (mmol/L) | <1.80 (mmol/L) | ||
All recurrent stroke | ||||||
Large‐artery atherosclerosis | 8/95 | 40/222 | 0.46 (0.21–0.97)† | 0.44 (0.21–0.94)† | 0.37 (0.14–0.99)† | 0.006 |
Other ischemic stroke subtypes | 21/184 | 70/403 | 0.67 (0.41–1.08) | 0.64 (0.39–1.04) | 0.52 (0.31–0.89)† | |
Recurrent ischemic stroke | ||||||
Large‐artery atherosclerosis | 8/96 | 34/221 | 0.54 (0.25–1.16) | 0.52 (0.24–1.11) | 0.44 (0.17–1.14) | 0.042 |
Other ischemic stroke subtypes | 18/185 | 52/402 | 0.78 (0.46–1.34) | 0.75 (0.44–1.29) | 0.58 (0.32–1.06) | |
Intracerebral hemorrhage | ||||||
Large‐artery atherosclerosis | 0/98 | 6/219 | … | … | … | 0.090 |
Other ischemic stroke subtypes | 3/186 | 18/401 | 0.36 (0.11–1.22) | 0.37 (0.11–1.23) | 0.36 (0.10–1.29) | |
Major adverse cardiovascular event | ||||||
Large‐artery atherosclerosis | 18/90 | 79/227 | 0.53 (0.32–0.87) | 0.49 (0.30–0.81)‡ | 0.48 (0.28–0.84)† | 0.005 |
Other ischemic stroke subtypes | 38/180 | 111/407 | 0.78 (0.54–1.13) | 0.75 (0.52–1.09) | 0.64 (0.43–0.95)† |
Postevent mean LDL‐C ≥1.80 mmol/L as the reference group. LDL‐C indicates low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; and SHR, subdistribution hazard ratio.
Diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation, history of ischemic heart disease, history of transient ischemic attack or stroke, glomerular filtration rate, and postevent mean systolic blood pressure.
P<0.05.
P<0.01.