Table 2.

Results of logistic regression analysis for predictors of END

Variables	Univariate Models		Multivariable Models
	Crude OR [95% CIs]	p value	Adjusted OR [95% CIs]	p value
Age	0.98 [0.95–1.00]	0.068	0.99 [0.96–1.02]	0.35
History of hypertension	3.38 [1.45–7.89]	0.005	4.83 [1.95–11.96]	0.001
NIHSS score on admission	1.08 [0.93–1.26]	0.31	1.08 [0.91–1.28]	0.39
BAD	1.80 [0.93–3.47]	0.080	1.58 [0.76–3.28]	0.23
Visible Layers of axis slices	1.31 [0.99–1.73]	0.054	1.07 [0.65–1.75]	0.79
Infarction in internal capsule	2.62 [1.35–5.08]	0.005	3.35 [1.64–6.83]	0.001
LDL-C quartile	Ref		Ref
LDL-C quartile (1)	1.38 [0.51–3.71]	0.53	1.51 [0.54–4.24]	0.43
LDL-C quartile (2)	1.35 [0.50–3.65]	0.55	1.52 [0.54–4.27]	0.42
LDL-C quartile (3)	2.69 [1.06–6.80]	0.036	3.30 [1.25–8.70]	0.016

LDL-C quartile (ref.): 0.92–2.15 mmol/L, LDL-C quartile (1): 2.16–2.69 mmol/L, LDL-C quartile (2): 2.70–3.24 mmol/L, LDL-C quartile (3): ≥ 3.25 mmol/L. Effects are presented as adjusted odds ratios with 95% CI. The pseudo-R² of the model is 0.092

END Early neurologic deterioration, OR Odds ratio, Cis Confidence intervals, BAD Branch atheromatous disease, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol