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Table 3 Predictors of m-MCAI and odds ratio according to 20-HETE quartiles

From: 20-hydroxyeiscosatetraenoic acid may be as a predictor of malignant middle cerebral artery infarction in patients with massive middle cerebral artery infarction

Factor

OR

95% CI

P value

20-HETE Quartile, pmol/L

 Quartile 1 (reference)

   

 Quartile 2

1.23

0.54 – 2.96

0.425

 Quartile 3

2.86

1.16 – 6.68

0.025

 Quartile 4

4.23

1.35 – 8.26

0.002

Age > 60 y

0.94

0.83 – 1.64

0.532

Atrial fibrillation

1.33

0.75 – 2.04

0.342

Left MCA infarction

1.42

0.96 – 3.87

0.126

Cardioembolism

1.33

0.97 – 3.58

0.113

Early signs of CT

1.21

0.89 – 2.21

0.325

Mass effect (Grade II and III)

1.38

0.98 – 4.36

0.063

ASPECTS ≤4

1.22

0.99 – 3.96

0.083

Final infarct volume > 145 cm3

1.67

1.46 – 6.25

0.026

  1. m-MCAI malignant middle cerebral artery infarction, MCA middle cerebral artery; HETE hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid, CI confidence intervals, OR odds ratio, CT computed tomography, ASPECTS Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score