Early amantadine treatment reduces the risk of death in patients with large hemisphere infarctions:a Chinese hospital-based study

Table 4 Multivariate analyses for the main outcomes of LHI patients treated with amantadine or not

Variables	Unmatched		PS-matched
Variables	OR	P value	OR	P value
Death in-hospital^a	0.143 (0.034–0.605)	0.008	0.113 (0.020–0.635)	0.013
3-month mortality^b	0.214 (0.077–0.598)	0.003	0.176 (0.053–0.586)	0.005
3-month unfavorable outcomes^c	0.501 (0.192–1.309)	0.158	0.344 (0.105–1.126)	0.078

Abbreviations: PS Propensity score
Figures in parentheses are 95% confidence intervals (CI)
^a Adjusted for age, sex, baseline NIHSS score and serum glucose on admission
^b Adjusted for age, sex, baseline NIHSS score
^c Adjusted for age, sex, baseline NIHSS score and vascular risk factors (history of hypertension)

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