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Table 4 Predictors of fatality

From: The burden and outcomes of stroke in young adults at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a comparison with older adults

Predictor

Unadjusted HR (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted HR (95% CI)

P value

Gender

 Female

1

 

1

 

 Male

1.27 (0.97–1.66)

0.079

1.29 (0.85–1.97)

0.232

Age groups

 ≤ 45 years

1

 

1

 

 > 45 years

1.53 (1.13–2.07)

0.006

1.11 (0.690–1.77)

0.676

Hypertension

 No

1

   

 Yes

1.07 (0.63–1.81)

0.805

  

Diabetes mellitus

 No

1

 

1

 

 Yes

1.36 (0.87–1.90)

0.077

1.03 (0.63–1.70)

0.896

HIV infection

 No

1

 

1

 

 Yes

1.48 (0.92–2.40)

0.111

2.32 (0.91–5.90)

0.079

Stroke severity

 Minor

1

 

1

 

 Moderate

1.33 (0.41–4.31)

0.632

2.51 (0.34–18.78)

0.37

 Severe

7.45 (2.37–23.38)

0.001

10.35 (1.39–76.61)

0.02

Pulse rate

 Normal

1

 

1

 

 Tachycardia

1.62 (1.21–2.18)

0.001

0.861 (0.57–1.29)

0.474

 Bradycardia

1.74 (0.83–3.63)

0.14

1.051 (0.37–3.02)

0.927

Atrial fibrillation

 No

1

 

1

 

 Yes

1.77 (1.05–2.96)

0.032

1.34 (0.71–2.54)

0.366

Fever

 No

1

 

1

 

 Yes

2.61 (1.98–3.45)

< 0.001

1.79 (1.15–2.78)

0.01

Leukocytosis

 No

1

 

1

 

 Yes

3.03 (2.07–4.44)

< 0.001

2.23 (1.45–3.42)

< 0.001

Anemia

 No

1

   

 Yes

1.17 (0.82–1.66)

0.383

  

Thrombocytopenia

 No

1

   

 Yes

1.27 (0.86–1.89)

0.23

  

Stroke subtype

 Mixed

1

   

 Ischemic

0.97 (0.36–2.63)

0.956

  

 Hemorrhagic

1.16 (0.42–3.18)

0.774

  
  1. HR Hazard ratio