Difference in the Prognostic Significance of N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide between Cardioembolic and Noncardioembolic Ischemic Strokes

Table 4

Univariate and multivariate predictors of mortality and functional outcome in patients without a cardioembolic source; odds ratio (95% confidence interval).

Variables	Mortality		Functional outcome
	Univariate	Multivariate	Univariate	Multivariate
Age	1.067 (1.007–1.130)		0.935 (0.908–0.964)	0.946 (0.905–0.989)
Female gender			0.260 (0.131–0.516)
Current smoking			3.697 (1.670–8.182)
Heavy alcohol use			2.687 (1.168–6.185)
NT-proBNP	12.458 (1.575–98.558)		0.302 (0.151–0.603)
NIHSS at admission	1.230 (1.123–1.346)	1.211 (1.083–1.354)	0.751 (0.682–0.828)	0.761 (0.679–0.853)

NT-proBNP: N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.