Infections and Ischemic Stroke Outcome

Table 3

Logistic regression for poor 30-days outcome (prestroke infection).

	Variables	OR	95% CI	P
Death	Prestroke infection	2.086	1.323–3.288	.002
	Age	1.036	1.023–1.050	<.001
	Gender (male)	0.934	0.709–1.230	.627
	mRS 3–5 before stroke	1.191	1.078–1.317	.001
	Heart failure	2.038	1.516–2.740	<.001
	Atrial fibrillation	1.413	1.065–1.876	.017
	Diabetes mellitus	1.296	0.963–1.745	.087
	CAD	0.912	0.688–1.208	.519
Death or dependency	Prestroke infection	1.635	1.044–2.560	.032
	Age	1.027	1.018–1.037	<.001
	Gender (male)	0.807	0.657–0.992	.041
	mRS 3–5 before stroke	1.963	1.728–2.230	<.001
	History of stroke	0.904	0.666–1.227	.519
	Heart failure	1.198	0.916–1.566	.187
	Atrial fibrillation	1.345	1.053–1.716	.017
	Diabetes mellitus	1.231	0.962–1.574	.098
	CAD	1.081	0.865–1.351	.492

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; mRS: modified Rankin Scale; CAD: coronary artery disease.