Implications of the Presence of Hyperdense Middle Cerebral Artery Sign in Determining the Subtypes of Stroke Etiology

Table 5

Multinomial logistic regression: factors which affect stroke subtype.

Factors	Multivariable analysis
	LAA vs. cardioembolism		Other vs. cardioembolism		Other vs. LAA
	OR (95% CI)	value	OR (95% CI)	value	OR (95% CI)	value
Body weight	1.07 (1.02-1.14)	0.009	1.01 (0.96-1.06)	0.810	0.93 (0.87-1.00)	0.054
Hypertension	6.21 (1.32-29.15)	0.021	0.34 (0.07-1.62)	0.177	0.06 (0.01-0.39)	0.004
Atrial fibrillation	0.03 (0-0.30)	0.003	0.32 (0.05-2.00)	0.223	12.12 (0.68-215.37)	0.089
ODT	1.01 (1.00-1.02)	0.128	1.00 (0.98-1.00)	0.152	0.98 (0.96-1.00)	0.022
ICH	0.76 (0.19-3.02)	0.696	0.10 (0.01-0.95)	0.045	0.14 (0.01-1.58)	0.112
HMCAS disappearance	5.21 (0.82-33.12)	0.080	7.01 (0.74-66.63)	0.090	1.34 (0.08-22.43)	0.836

CI: confidence interval; HMCAS: hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign; ICH: intracerebral hemorrhage; LAA: large-artery atherosclerosis; OR: odds ratio; ODT: onset-to-door time.