Research Article

Severity of Vitamin D Deficiency Predicts Mortality in Ischemic Stroke Patients

Table 5

Results of crude and age-adjusted univariable Cox proportional hazard regression for composite end point.

Cox proportional hazard—crude analysisCox proportional hazard—age adjusted
HR95% CIHR95% CI

 years2.401.52–3.77<0.0011.450.23
Female vs. male1.410.91–2.180.120.380.541.090.69–1.740.690.140.70
Diabetes1.661.08–2.56<0.051.980.161.480.96–2.280.071.420.23
Hypertension0.860.48–1.520.611.230.270.710.40–1.280.260.990.32
Atrial fibrillation1.470.94–2.280.090.050.821.100.69–1.750.670.150.69
Ischemic heart disease1.561.01–2.44<0.050.010.911.370.87–2.160.170.010.92
Valvular diseases1.720.93–3.170.080.220.641.490.80–2.760.210.340.56
Previous stroke1.020.60–1.710.951.280.260.910.54–1.530.721.270.26
Hypercholesterolemia0.810.49–1.330.400.090.760.850.52–1.390.520.110.74
 pg/mL1.560.97–2.520.070.270.601.370.84–2.220.200.630.43
 pg/mL0.860.56–1.310.480.020.890.880.57–1.350.570.010.97
 mL/min/1. 73 m21.631.06–2.51<0.050.050.831.250.79–1.960.330.250.61
 ng/mL2.381.41–4.01<0.010.530.472.261.34–3.81<0.010.370.54
 mg/L1.470.92–2.350.100.040.841.270.80–2.040.310.010.97
Modified Rankin scale (mRS) at 3.041.67–5.52<0.0013.140.072.961.63–5.39<0.0012.640.10
mRS at 6.544.24–10.09<0.0019.26<0.015.683.57–9.03<0.0017.91<0.01
mRS at with time1.041.01–1.08<0.051.040.99–1.080.08
25-OH-D 20–29.9 ng/mL1.880.99–3.560.052.880.411.820.96–3.460.072.240.52
25-OH-D 10–19.9 ng/mL3.961.83–8.58<0.0013.721.71–8.10<0.01
 ng/mL8.874.14–19.00<0.0016.963.20–15.11<0.001
NIHSS-I at admission (pts)1.081.04–1.13<0.0010.430.511.071.03–1.12<0.010.300.58