Table 3.

Independence at hospital discharge.

Characteristics	Age ≤ 80 N = 527	Age > 80 N = 278	Odds ratio (95% CI)	p value
Independence∗, No. (%)	248 (47%)	69 (25%)	0.08 (0.01-0.15)	0.02
Baseline NIHSS score, median (IQR)	9 (0-29)	13 (2-37)	0.02 (0.019-0.028)	<0.0001
Baseline mRS, median (IQR)	0 (0-5)	1 (0-5)	0.07 (0.04-0.09)	<0.0001
Hypertension, No. (%)	335 (64%)	172 (62%)	0.04 (-0.74-0.26)	0.70
Atrial fibrillation∗∗, No. (%)	116 (22%)	54 (19%)	0.63 (-0.30-0.42)	0.73
History of stroke/TIA, No. (%)	112 (21%)	54 (19%)	0.18 (-0.18-0.22)	0.86
Congestive heart failure, No. (%)	43 (8%)	17 (6%)	0.06 (-0.16-0.29)	0.58
Diabetes mellitus, No. (%)	94 (18%)	57 (21%)	0.23 (-0.09-0.56)	0.16

^∗Modified Rankin Scale ≤ 2 at hospital discharge; ^∗∗atrial fibrillation diagnosed from an admission 12-lead ECG; IQR: interquartile range; mRS: modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; No.: number; TIA: transient ischaemic attack.