Table 4 Independent predictors of 28-day mortality among 754 stroke patients

Male

1.59

(1.18, 2.14)

1.28

(1.07, 1.54)

Age

0.017

0.2

1st Quartile (31–53)

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

2nd Quartile (53–65)

0.92

(0.66, 1.28)

0.80

(0.66, 0.96)

3rd Quartile (66–76)

1.06

(0.73, 1.55)

0.97

(0.76, 1.24)

4th Quartile (77+)

1.60

(1.09, 2.37)

1.08

(0.85, 1.35)

Education

0.025

0.018

  <Primary school

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

  Completed secondary school

0.87

(0.64, 117)

1.01

(0.79, 1.28)

  ≥High school

0.57

(0.39, 0.85)

0.71

(0.57, 0.95)

Stroke subtype

Ischemic

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

Hemorrhagic

1.41

(1.03, 1.91)

1.49

(1.22, 1.82)

Prior Ranking score

0.18

<0.001

No disability

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

No significant disability

1.67

(1.28, 2.19)

1.86

(1.56, 2.21)

Slight disability

2.56

(1.48, 4.44)

2.40

(1.67, 3.45)

Moderate disability, able to walk

2.36

(0.99, 5.66)

2.35

(1.50, 3.68)

Moderate disability, unable to walk

1.74

(0.68, 4.48)

2.28

(1.42, 3.68)

Severe disability

0.60

(0.21, 1.75)

1.64

(1.23, 2.18)

Disturbed consciousness

4.65

(2.88, 7.50)

3.72

(2.62, 5.73)

Weakness

0.69

(0.53, 0.92)

0.66

(0.55, 0.78)

Speech disturbance

0.78

(0.47, 1.28)

1.54

(1.10, 2.16)

Diastolic blood pressure, per 10 mmHg

1.17

(1.09, 1.24)

1.05

(1.10, 2.16)

Glucose level, per 1 mmol/L

1.02

(1.01, 1.03)

1.02

(1.01, 1.03)

Hypercholesterolemia

1.42

(1.15, 1.77)

1.33

(1.12, 1.55)

Prior stroke

0.51

(0.27, 0.98)

0.62

(0.45, 0.84)