Low total cholesterol level is the independent predictor of poor outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a hospital-based prospective study

Table 5 Adjusted^a OR (95 % CI) of TC levels in the outcomes at 3, 12, and 36 months after stroke in acute ischemic stroke patients

Outcomes	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5
3 months:
Mortality	1.00	0.77 (0.52, 1.13)	0.73 (0.49, 1.08)	1.08 (0.74, 1.55)	0.99 (0.68, 1.44)
Dependency	1.00	0.98 (0.75, 1.29)	0.84 (0.63, 1.10)	0.88 (0.67, 1.17)	1.04 (0.79, 1.37)
Recurrence	1.00	0.89 (0.68, 1.18)	0.82 (0.62, 1.09)	0.85 (0.64, 1.13)	1.02 (0.77, 1.35)
12 months:
Mortality	1.00	0.99 (0.70, 1.39)	0.74 (0.52, 1.07)	1.11 (0.79, 1.57)	1.22 (0.87, 1.71)
Dependency	1.00	0.86 (0.70, 1.06)	0.83 (0.68, 1.03)	0.92 (0.75, 1.13)	0.87 (0.71, 1.09)
Recurrence	1.00	0.91 (0.74, 1.11)	0.86 (0.70, 1.05)	0.95 (0.77, 1.16)	0.89 (0.72, 1.10)
36 months:
Mortality	1.00	1.15 (0.84, 1.58)	0.88 (0.63, 1.23)	1.12 (0.81, 1.56)	1.07 (0.77, 1.49)
Dependency	1.00	0.79 (0.63, 0.99)^a	0.76 (0.60, 0.95)^a	0.78 (0.62, 0.99)^a	0.71 (0.56, 0.90)^a
Recurrence	1.00	0.86 (0.70, 1.07)	0.80 (0.64, 0.99)^a	0.81 (0.64, 1.01)	0.73 (0.58, 0.91)^a

TC total cholesterol, OR odds ratios, CI confidence intervals
^aAdjusted by sex, age, stroke severity, OCSP, risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, artery stenosis, obesity, current smoking, and alcohol consumption) as covariates

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