Research Article

Estimates and Predictors of Mortality, Stroke Recurrence, and Functional Dependency 1-Year after Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Multicenter Longitudinal Cohort Study in Central Norway

Table 4

Age-adjusted and multivariable logistic regression models for functional dependence (mRS 3-5). The total number of available cases in the multivariable analyses was and events .

CharacteristicAge-adjustedMultivariable model 1Multivariable model 2
OR195% CI2 valueOR195% CI1 valueOR195% CI2 value

Age (years)1.121.10-1.15<0.0011.091.05-1.14<0.0011.101.06-1.15<0.001
Male0.750.45-1.280.300.690.36-1.300.300.780.42-1.480.40
Stroke etiology0.016
 Small vessel occlusion
 Large artery atherosclerosis2.751.19-6.57
 Cardioembolism3.141.45-7.14
 Stroke of other determined etiology2.840.99-7.89
 Stroke of undetermined etiology1.370.58-3.31
Complications during hospital stay3.571.93-6.53<0.001
Thrombolysis0.600.27-1.190.20
NIHSS Day 11.271.18-1.38<0.0011.261.17-1.38<0.0011.291.19-1.41<0.001
Charlson comorbidity burden0.0860.055
 0—none
 1—low2.241.15-4.392.711.25-5.96
 2-3—moderate1.500.74-3.021.820.78, 4.21
 4 or more—high2.140.90-4.922.570.92-6.94
Atrial fibrillation1.580.88-2.770.111.000.48-1.97>0.900.980.47-1.94>0.90
Antihypertensive1.350.78-2.420.301.390.71-2.840.301.470.76-2.960.30
Statin therapy0.640.29-1.520.301.030.40-2.95>0.901.010.39-2.90>0.90
Diabetes mellitus1.560.82-2.870.201.210.54-2.610.60
Current smoker1.080.50-2.170.80
CAD§1.871.03-3.340.0362.030.99-0.4.130.052

1OR = odds ratio; 2CI = confidence interval. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). §Coronary artery disease (CAD).