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. 2021 Jul 17;269(3):1427–1438. doi: 10.1007/s00415-021-10706-3

Table 5.

Predictors of mortality during follow-up

Survived
N = 159
Death
N = 31
Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis
HR 95% CI p value HR 95% CI p value
Age, mean (SD) 74 (9) 77.5 (6.7) 1.04 0.99–1.1 0.14 1.04 0.98–1.11 0.21
Female sex, N (%) 74 (46.5) 12 (38.7) 0.89 0.43–1.87 0.76
Smoker 12/139a (8.6) 5/30 (16.7) 2.47 0.88–6.9 0.09
Drinker 18/125 (14.4) 4/24 (16.7) 1.68 0.54–5.25 0.37
PMH
 HTN, N (%) 93 (58.5) 24 (77.4) 1.82 0.77–4.27 0.17 2.27 1.24–4.17 0.008
 Hypercholesterolemia, N (%) 70 (44) 15 (48.4) 1.06 0.51–2.24 0.87
 DM, N (%) 20 (12.6) 6 (19.4) 1.3 0.51–3.31 0.58
 AF, N (%) 13/155 (8.4) 5 (16.1) 1.54 0.56–4.25 0.41
 OAC use, N (%) 12/155 (7.7) 3/30 (10) 1.26 0.36–4.42 0.71
 Antiplatelet use, N (%) 55/155 (35.5) 8/30 (26.7) 0.66 0.28–1.55 0.34
 Statin use, N (%) 56/155 (36.1) 10/30 (33.3) 0.8 0.36–1.75 0.57
 Anti HTN, N (%) 83/155 (53.6) 21/30 (70) 1.57 0.7–3.53 0.28
 Previous ICH, N (%) 20 (12.6) 4 (12.9) 0.96 0.32–2.85 0.94
 sPrevious IS, N (%) 16 (10.1) 5 (16.1) 1.17 0.43–3.15 0.76
Restart antiplatelet, N (%) 46/140 (32.9) 8 (25.8) 0.76 0.32–1.77 0.52
Restart OAC, N (%) 9/138 (6.5) 4 (12.9) 1.2 0.4–3.56 0.75
Probable CAA, N (%) 130 (81.8) 23 (74.2) 0.57 0.23–1.42 0.23 0.54 0.16–1.78 0.31
cSS, N (%) 146/158 (92.4) 24/30 (80) 0.31 0.12–0.81 0.02
CMB, N (%) 104/158 (65.8) 21/29 (72.4) 0.94 0.38–2.33 0.63
WMH, N (%) 100/146 (68.5) 20/30 (66.7) 0.6 0.25–1.43 0.25

Significant p values is marked in bold

AF atrial fibrillation, CAA cerebral amyloid angiopathy, CI confidence interval, CMB cerebral microbleeds, cSS cortical superficial siderosis, DM diabetes mellitus, DWI diffused white matter, FU follow-up, HR Hazard Ratio, HTN hypertension, OAC oral anticoagulation, PMH past medical history, preICH previous intracerebral hemorrhage, preIS previous ischemic stroke, SD standard deviation, WMH white matter hyperdensity

aIn case of missing values in the predictors the number is displayed as a fraction and percentage is based on complete cases