Research Article

Blood Pressure Variability during Angiography in Patients with Ischemic Stroke and Intracranial Artery Stenosis

Table 4

Effectors1 of poor clinical outcomes (mRS > 2 at discharge) in stroke patients undergoing cerebral angiography.

VariablesPeriod between disease onset and angiography exam <3 daysPeriod between disease onset and angiography exam from 3 to 14 days
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)

Age, years1.04 (0.98–1.10)1.00 (0.97–1.04)
Male (Ref = female)1.20 (0.29–4.82)1.02 (0.41–2.56)
NIHSS at admission1.37 (1.09–1.71)1.26 (1.11–1.43)
LDL, mmol/L0.67 (0.33–1.38)1.74 (0.96–3.18)
Intracranial artery stenosis within anterior circulation (Ref. = posterior)0.36 (0.06–2.15)1.02 (0.40–2.61)
Type of TOAST (Ref. = large artery atherosclerosis)
Small artery disease0.79 (0.09–6.50)0.72 (0.13–3.99)
Cardiogenic stroke2.36 (0.21–25.91)0.90 (0.08–10.43)
OthersNANA
Anterior circulation (Ref. = posterior)0.29 (0.03–2.92)1.51 (0.58–3.94)
Hypertension (Ref. = no)3.40 (0.53–22.03)1.06 (0.39–2.93)
Diabetes (Ref. = no)2.14 (0.44–10.39)1.11 (0.44–2.77)
Cardiovascular (Ref. = no)4.36 (0.76–25.17)1.92 (0.44–8.33)
Atrial fibrillation (Ref. = no)5.99 (0.63–57.02)1.82 (0.11–30.25)
Intravenous thrombolytics (Ref. = no)1.31 (0.26–6.72)0.89 (0.08–10.29)
Medication for hypertension during operation (Ref. = no)0.39 (0.04–4.16)1.01 (0.30–3.34)
Calcium channel blockers0.75 (0.15–3.65)0.88 (0.25–3.15)
SBP CV, %1.11 (0.94–1.31)1.02 (0.96–1.09)
DBP CV, %1.09 (0.95–1.27)0.95 (0.86–1.05)

Abbreviations: CV: coefficient of variance; Ref., reference group; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HR: heart rate; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TOAST, Trial of ORG 10172 in acute stroke treatment; NA: not available due to no event in case group. 1All statistics were estimated by binary logistic regression. Variables with significance level <0.05 in univariable model were put into multivariable model. Bold values indicate statistical significance, .