Association of fibrinogen level with early neurological deterioration among acute ischemic stroke patients with diabetes

Table 2 A logistic regression model including potential factors associated with early neurologic deterioration in patients with acute ischemic stroke admitted within 72 h

	Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)	P
Age	1.00 (1.00–1.01)	0.605
Male sex	0.94 (0.78–1.14)	0.551
Hypertension	1.14 (0.93–1.40)	0.194
Diabetes mellitus	1.11 (0.92–1.33)	0.268
Initial NIHSS	1.07 (1.05–1.08)	<0.001
TOAST		<0.001
Cardioembolism	Reference
Atherosclerosis	1.38 (1.07–1.78)	0.013
Small artery disease	1.97 (1.48–2.63)	<0.001
Others	0.94 (0.71–1.24)	0.652
Fibrinogen (mg/dL)		0.195
0–300 mg/dL	Reference
300–600 mg/dL	1.20 (0.97–1.49)	0.091
> 600 mg/dL	1.36 (0.78–2.37)	0.195

NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, TOAST trial of Org 10,172 in acute stroke treatment

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