Research Article

Score for Predicting Active Cancer in Patients with Ischemic Stroke: A Retrospective Study

Table 3

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses of risk factors in patients with ischemic stroke with active cancer and those without cancer.

VariablesUnivariate logistic regression analysisMultivariate logistic regression analysis
OR (95% CI) valueOR (95% CI) value

Age1.04 (1.01–1.07)<0.01
Hyperlipidemia0.30 (0.16–0.58)<0.010.16 (0.06–0.45)<0.01
LAA0.07 (0.02–0.17)<0.01
SUE44.85 (22.89–87.88)<0.0119.30 (7.93–48.96)<0.01
NIHSS score1.06 (1.02–1.11)<0.01
AMCI5.27 (2.97–9.34)<0.011.58 (0.66–3.81)0.31
VTE or PE4.56 (1.97–10.58)<0.010.92 (0.21–3.94)0.91
Hemoglobin (g/L)0.95 (0.94–0.96)<0.01
Fibrinogen (g/L)1.63 (1.35–2.00)<0.011.70 (1.31–2.21)<0.01
D-dimer (μg/mL)1.72 (1.45–2.03)<0.011.42 (1.23–1.65)<0.01
CRP1.03 (1.02–1.04)<0.01

LAA: large-artery atherosclerosis; SUE: stroke of undetermined etiology; NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; AMCI: acute multiple cerebral infarctions; VTE: venous thromboembolism; PE: pulmonary embolism; CRP: C-reactive protein.