Admission C – reactive protein after acute ischemic stroke is associated with stroke severity and mortality: The 'Bergen stroke study'

Table 2 Prevalence of an elevated CRP (>10 mg/L) in various patient subgroups in the 'Bergen stroke study' (n = 498)

Prevalence of elevated CRP (>10 mg/L)
Group		%	Univariate p-value	Multivariate OR *	Multivariate p-value**
Age	<50	14	0.49
	50–59	13
	60–69	13
	70+	18
Sex	Male	14	0.28
	Female	18
NIHSS	<7	13	0.015	(ref)	0.03
	7–13	25		2.15
	14+	21		1.89
OCSP classification	LACI	15	0.005
	TACI	26
	PACI	10
	POCI	19
Prior Cerebrovascular disease	No	16	0.97
	Yes	16
Pre-existing diabetes mellitus	No	14	0.01	(ref)	0.04
	Yes	27		1.96
Smoking habits	Never smoker	19	0.29
	Former smoker	14
	Current smoker	12
Time to hospital	<3 hours	13	0.20
	3–5.9 hours	20
	6–11.9 hours	10
	12–23.9 hours	18
	Woke up with Stroke (<24 hours)	17
	Other (<24 hours)	26

NIHSS = National Institute of health Stroke Score
OCSP = Oxford Community Stroke Project Classification
LACI = Lacunar infarct
TACI = Total Anterior Circulation Infarct
PACI = Partial Anterior Circulation Infarct
POCI = Posterior Circulation Infarct
* Odds ratio for the variables that were significant on multivariate stepwise logistic regression analysis.
** p-value for the variables that were significant on multivariate stepwise logistic regression analysis.

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