Fig. 2

The nonlinear relationship between HbA1c and 3-month adverse clinical outcomes in AIS patients with and without diabetes. A nonlinear relationship was detected in AIS patients with diabetes after adjusting for age, smoking status, sex, TG, BMI, HGB, HDL-C, ALB, C-reactive protein, LDL-C, Scr, previous stroke or TIA, CHD, hypertension, stroke etiology, and NIHSS score