Table 4 Adjusted HRs for patients followed longer than 12 months in the matched cohort
From: Increased risk of ischemic stroke in patients with burn injury: a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan
Variables | Hazard ratio | 95 % confidence interval | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Burn injury | 1.54 | 1.11–2.13 | 0.009 |
Male | 1.39 | 1.31–1.46 | <0.001 |
Patient age | 1.07 | 1.06–1.07 | <0.001 |
Socioeconomic status | |||
Low | 1 | -- | -- |
Moderate | 0.71 | 0.67–0.76 | <0.001 |
High | 0.42 | 0.35–0.51 | <0.001 |
Urbanization level | |||
Urban | 1 | -- | -- |
Suburban | 1.12 | 1.04–1.21 | 0.003 |
Rural | 1.37 | 1.27–1.48 | <0.001 |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | |||
0 | 1 | -- | -- |
1 | 1.31 | 1.22–1.41 | <0.001 |
≥2 | 1.57 | 1.45–1.69 | <0.001 |
Diabetes | 1.76 | 1.65–1.87 | <0.001 |
Hypertension | 1.65 | 1.55–1.75 | <0.001 |
Coronary artery disease | 0.97 | 0.91–1.04 | 0.394 |
Hyperlipidemia | 0.97 | 0.91–1.04 | 0.420 |
History of alcohol intoxication | 1.41 | 1.15–1.73 | 0.001 |
Malignancies | 0.84 | 0.71–1.00 | 0.054 |
Heart failure | 1.18 | 1.03–1.36 | 0.018 |
Atrial fibrillation | 1.28 | 1.03–1.60 | 0.027 |
Smoking | 1.16 | 0.43–3.09 | 0.769 |
Peripheral artery disease | 1.09 | 0.91–1.31 | 0.331 |