Research Article

Heart Failure Status among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Hospital-Based Study

Table 2

Association of demographic and risk factor variables with heart failure in logistic regression analysis among ischemic stroke patients.

VariablesCrude modelAdjusted model
OR (95% CI)-valueOR (95% CI)-value

Age (years)1.03 (1.01–1.05)0.0111.02 (1.00–1.05)0.080
Male sex1.25 (0.71–2.18)0.437
Hyperlipidemia1.81 (0.92–3.54)0.0841.61 (0.77–3.36)0.209
Hypertension2.28 (1.20–4.33)0.0121.74 (0.88–3.44)0.110
Diabetes mellitus1.24 (0.72–2.13)0.445
Past MI history3.97 (2.26–6.96)<0.0013.25 (1.82–5.81)<0.001
Past CVA history1.27 (0.67–2.38)0.464
Arrhythmia2.48 (1.16–5.32)0.0201.84 (0.80–4.26)0.155
Anticoagulant consumption0.87 (0.23–3.38)0.842
Hospitalization duration (days)1.03 (0.97–1.10)0.288

-values less than 0.2 in the univariate model were included in the multivariate (adjusted) model.