Table 2 Associations of brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity and the study end points evaluated using the Cox proportional-hazards model

From: Increased pulse wave velocity in patients with acute lacunar infarction doubled the risk of future ischemic stroke

 

HR

95% CI

P-value

All-cause mortality

 Unadjusted

2.09

0.97–4.86

0.060

 Model 1a

0.83

0.34–2.16

0.697

Recurrent ischemic stroke

 Unadjusted

2.62

1.32–5.54

0.006

 Model 1a

2.34

1.06–5.47

0.036

 Model 2b

2.35

1.02–5.70

0.044

 Model 3c

2.25

0.96–5.55

0.062

 Model 4d

2.11

0.90–5.21

0.086

 Model 5e

2.13

0.89–5.38

0.091

  1. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.
  2. aAdjusted for age and sex.
  3. bAdjusted for model 1 and the systolic blood pressure.
  4. cAdjusted for model 2 and the presence of silent lacunar infarction.
  5. dAdjusted for model 3 and the presence of white matter hyperintensities.
  6. eAdjusted for model 4 and the presence of diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, ischemic heart disease and smoking habits.
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