Table 3 Body mass index related to risk for high dependency in surviving patients.
From: Association of body mass index with mortality and functional outcome after acute ischemic stroke
Underweight | Normal weight | Overweight | Obese | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
High dependency at 3 months | ||||
No. of participants | 235 | 2114 | 1550 | 478 |
No. of cases | 89 | 595 | 404 | 133 |
OR (95% CI) | ||||
Unadjusted | 1.56 (1.18–2.06) | 1.00 | 0.90 (0.78–1.04) | 0.98 (0.79–1.23) |
Adjusted | 1.34 (0.98–1.84) | 1.00 | 0.92 (0.78–1.09) | 0.94 (0.73–1.21) |
High dependency at 12 months | ||||
No. of participants | 214 | 2003 | 1480 | 457 |
No. of cases | 66 | 458 | 308 | 110 |
OR (95% CI) | ||||
Unadjusted | 1.50 (1.11–2.05) | 1.00 | 0.89 (0.75–1.04) | 1.07 (0.84–1.36) |
Adjusted | 1.19 (0.84–1.68) | 1.00 | 0.93 (0.78–1.11) | 1.07 (0.82–1.40) |
