Table 1 Factors associated with stroke recurrence in MIS: univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses.

From: The PLANS model predicts recurrent strokes in patients with minor ischemic strokes

Variable

RS

Non-RS

Univariate

Multivariate

  

(n = 32)

(n = 186)

HR

95% CI

P value

HR

95% CI

P value

Age (median, IQR)

 

64, 51–71

64, 54–73

0.993

0.965–1.023

0.658

   

Sex, female, n (%)

Female vs male

8 (25.0)

50 (26.9)

0.940

0.422–2.092

0.879

   

BMI, (median, IQR)

 

22.9, 21.6–24.8

22.9, 22.0–24.5

0.977

0.871–1.096

0.695

   

Drinking, n (%)

Yes vs no

4 (12.5)

21 (11.3)

1.079

0.378–3.075

0.887

   

Smoking, n (%)

Yes vs no

16 (50.0)

52 (28.0)

2.282

1.141–4.564

0.005

2.793

1.359–5.741

0.005

Education, n (%)

     

0.902

   
 

Primary vs illiterate

9 (28.1)

64 (34.4)

0.623

0.079–4.919

0.654

   
 

Secondary vs illiterate

21 (65.6)

110 (59.1)

0.802

0.108–5.963

0.829

   
 

University or above vs illiterate

1 (3.1)

8 (4.3)

0.553

0.035–8.835

0.675

   

Living alone, n (%)

Yes vs no

1 (3.1)

2 (1.1)

2.934

0.400–21.510

0.290

   

Admission NIHSS score

 

2, 2–3

2, 1–3

2.387

1.432–3.978

0.001

3.092

1.781–5.368

 < 0.001

Hypertension, n (%)

Yes vs no

24 (75.0)

132 (71.0)

1.234

0.554–2.746

0.607

   

Diabetes, n (%)

Yes vs no

14 (43.8)

60 (32.3)

1.576

0.784–3.168

0.202

   

Coronary heart disease, n (%)

Yes vs no

3 (9.4)

6 (3.2)

2.564

0.781–8.418

0.121

   

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

Yes vs no

17 (53.1)

81 (43.5)

1.412

0.705–2.828

0.330

   

Culprit vessel, n (%)

     

0.705

   
 

Total posterior vs Total anterior

9 (28.1)

38 (20.4)

1.389

0.643–3.002

0.403

   
 

partial anterior and posterior AIS vs Total anterior

0 (0)

8 (4.3)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001–1.097E + 306

0.974

   

TOAST subtype (Large artery atherosclerosis) , n (%)

Yes vs no

23 (71.9)

89 (47.8)

2.590

1.198–5.599

0.016

2.603

1.189–5.701

0.017

Antiaggregants (antiplatelet), n (%)

Yes vs no

30 (93.8)

164 (88.2)

1.966

0.470–8.227

0.355

   

Cholesterol-reducer, n (%)

Yes vs no

31 (96.9)

159 (85.5)

4.905

0.670–35.932

0.118

   

Antidiabetic agents, n (%)

Yes vs no

13 (40.6)

56 (30.1)

1.525

0.753–3.088

0.241

   

Antihypertensive agents, n (%)

Yes vs no

23 (71.9)

124 (66.7)

1.265

0.585–2.735

0.550

   

Light diet, n (%)

Yes vs no

29 (90.6)

178 (95.7)

0.474

0.144–1.557

0.219

   

Daily fresh fruit use, n (%)

Yes vs no

16 (50.0)

128 (68.8)

0.492

0.246–0.983

0.045

   

Good sleep quality, n (%)

Yes vs no

26 (81.3)

161 (86.6)

0.720

0.296–1.749

0.468

   

Physical activity, n (%)

     

 < 0.001

  

0.001

 

Housework or exercise vs no

11 (34.4)

80 (43.0)

0.260

0.112–0.599

0.002

0.248

0.106–0.584

0.001

 

Housework and exercise vs no

10 (31.3)

89 (47.8)

0.210

0.089–0.495

 < 0.001

0.170

0.070–0.411

 < 0.001

Essen Stroke Risk Score, (median, IQR)

 

2, 1–3

2, 1–3

1.253

0.931–1.685

0.136

   
  1. AIS, acute ischemic stroke; CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.