The Role of Prestroke Glycemic Control on Severity and Outcome of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Table 2
Multiple logistic regression analysis showing the relationship between survival and explanatory variables.
Explanatory variable
30 days after stroke
One year after stroke
HR*
95% CI
value
HR*
95%CI
P value
Age (years)
1.04
0.96–1.12
0.321
1.05
1.01–1.09
0.037
Gender, female
0.70
0.31–1.62
0.407
0.71
0.40–1.24
0.223
Diabetes mellitus
6.15
1.15–32.88
0.034
3.06
1.07–8.73
0.037
Fasting blood glucose
1.12
0.89–1.41
0.344
1.08
0.94–1.25
0.273
HbA1c
6.72
2.02–22.34
0.002
3.40
1.40–8.22
0.007
Atrial fibrillation
1.20
0.48–3.02
0.698
1.21
0.68–2.16
0.525
Previous myocardial infarction
0.39
0.09–1.69
0.206
1.16
0.57–2.34
0.681
Previous TIA/ischemic stroke
2.24
0.95–5.31
0.067
1.55
0.87–2.75
0.134
Stroke severity (NIHSS)
1.15
1.10–1.20
<0.001
1.10
1.07–1.13
<0.001
HR for increase of age by one year or presence of a specific medical condition. HR <1 indicates factor favours survival; HR >1 indicates factor is associated with poor survival.
