Table 3.

Secondary analysis: odds for a higher NIHSS at hospital admission.

Variable	Common Odds Ratio (95% CI)	p-Value
Impact of one year	0.96 (0.96–0.97)	<0.001
Age	1.02 (1.02–1.02)	<0.001
Female	1.22 (1.19–1.24)	<0.001
History of stroke	1.28 (1.25–1.31)	<0.001
Atrial fibrillation	1.66 (1.63–1.70)	<0.001
Prior anticoagulation	1.21 (1.17–1.26)	<0.001
Hypertension	0.98 (0.96–1.00)	n.s.
Diabetes	1.11 (1.08–1.13)	<0.001

Abbreviations: NIHSS = National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; CI = confidence interval; n.s. = not significant.