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Table 2 Factors associated with early neurological deterioration

From: Association between impaired brachial flow-mediated dilation and early neurological deterioration in acute ischemic stroke: a retrospective analysis

 

Unadjusted univariate analysis

Adjusted multivariate analysis*

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Age (years)

1.011 (0.998–1.024)

0.088

-

 

Sex, male

0.882 (0.636–1.222)

0.450

-

 

Hypertension

1.257 (0.908–1.739)

0.168

  

Diabetes mellitus

1.147 (0.823–1.598)

0.418

  

Hyperlipidemia

0.891 (0.582–1.366)

0.598

  

Atrial fibrillation

1.172 (0.669–2.053)

0.578

  

Smoking history

0.964 (0.570–1.630)

0.891

  

Previous stroke history

1.817 (1.223–2.699)

0.003

1.728 (1.159–2.578)

0.007

Previous thrombotic

1.319 (0.931–1.870)

0.119

  

Previous statin

1.383 (0.977–1.958)

0.067

-

 

Initial NIHSS score

1.037 (0.998–1.077)

0.062

1.034 (0.995–1.076)

0.089

IV tPA

0.974 (0.590–1.608)

0.917

  

EVT

0.902 (0.468–1.737)

0.757

  

TOAST classification

    

 Large artery atherosclerosis

1 (Reference)

   

 Small vessel disease

1.202 (0.824–1.754)

0.340

  

 Cardioembolism

0.716 (0.435–1.177)

0.188

  

 Undetermined

0.973 (0.362–2.615)

0.956

  

 Other determined

0.879 (0.517–1.497)

0.636

  

Lab findings

    

 Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

0.999 (0.997–1.002)

0.601

  

 Triglyceride (mg/dL)

1.000 (0.999–1.001)

0.701

  

 HDL-C (mg/dL)

0.998 (0.989–1.007)

0.693

  

 LDL-C (mg/dL)

1.000 (0.997–1.003)

0.819

  

 Hba1c (%)

0.940 (0.842–1.051)

0.278

  

 D-Dimer (ng/mL)

1.000 (1.000–1.001)

0.465

  

FMD (%)

0.888 (0.818–0.965)

0.005

0.889 (0.818–0.965)

0.005

  1. Results are presented as odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI)
  2. END, early neurological deterioration; FMD, flow-mediated dilation; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; TOAST, Trial of Org 10,172 in Acute Stroke Treatment; IV tPA, tissue plasminogen activator; EVT, endovascular thrombectomy; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
  3. * Multivariate logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, initial NIHSS score, previous statin, previous stroke history, and FMD (%)