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Table 2 Adjusted HRs of ischemic stroke for patients followed from baseline to study end

From: Increased risk of ischemic stroke in patients with mild traumatic brain injury: a nationwide cohort study

Mild TBI group (n = 24,905)

Control group (n = 719,811)

Variables

Hazard ratio

95% confidence interval

P-value

Mild TBI

1.46

1.33–1.62

<0.001

Male

1.47

1.41–1.53

<0.001

Patient age

1.07

1.06–1.07

<0.001

Socioeconomic status

   

Low

1

--

--

Moderate

0.80

0.76–0.84

<0.001

High

0.49

0.44–0.55

<0.001

Urbanization level

   

Urban

1

--

--

Suburban

1.17

1.11–1.23

<0.001

Rural

1.39

1.32–1.48

<0.001

Diabetes

1.57

1.49–1.65

<0.001

Hypertension

1.77

1.68–1.85

<0.001

Coronary artery disease

1.43

1.37–1.50

<0.001

Hyperlipidemia

0.89

0.84–0.93

<0.001

History of alcohol intoxication

1.46

1.20–1.76

0.001

Malignancies

1.06

0.99–1.14

0.122

Charlson Comorbidity Index score

   

0

1

--

--

1

1.37

1.29–1.45

<0.001

≥ 2

1.57

1.47–1.67

<0.001

Heart failure

1.11

1.03–1.21

0.008

Atrial fibrillation

1.42

1.26–1.60

<0.001

Smoking

0.99

0.79–1.24

0.937

Obesity

1.13

0.83–1.56

0.433

Epilepsy

2.13

1.85–2.45

<0.001

Peripheral artery disease

1.06

0.93–1.21

0.384

  1. Statistical results with p<0.05 were presented in boldface.