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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis for the determinants of early neurological deterioration

From: Increased pulsatility index of the basilar artery is a risk factor for neurological deterioration after stroke: a case control study

Variable

Bivariable analyses

Multivariable analyses

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)a)

P-value

BA PI

3.59 (1.45–8.81)

0.005*

3.28 (1.07–10.17)

0.038**

BA PI, quartileb)

 Q1 (0.42–0.80)

1

 

1

 

 Q2 (0.80–0.94)

0.97 (0.50–1.89)

0.935

0.93 (0.45–1.90)

0.841

 Q3 (0.94–1.10)

1.23 (0.66–2.28)

0.518

1.05 (0.52–2.15)

0.890

 Q4 (1.10–2.50)

2.22 (1.16–4.26)

0.016**

2.39 (1.10–5.25)

0.028**

  1. BA PI measured by transcranial Doppler ultrasonography
  2. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, BA PI Basilar artery pulsatility index
  3. a) Adjusted by age, sex, history of atrial fibrillation, current smoking status, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale at admission, systolic blood pressure, serum homocysteine level, cerebral atherosclerosis score, and white matter hyperintensity lesion. b) Group was divided into quartiles based on BA PI
  4. *P < 0.01, **P < 0.05
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