Table 2

Event rates, unadjusted and adjusted 1-year outcomes comparing TIA patients with ABCD2 ≥4 and 0–3

Outcomes 1 year after TIAOverallABCD2 0–3ABCD2 ≥4Unadjusted
HR (95% CI)
Adjusted*
HR (95% CI)
Ischaemic stroke3.6%2.7%3.7%1.37 (1.15 to 1.64)1.25 (1.04 to 1.50)
Haemorrhagic stroke0.5%0.5%0.5%0.94 (0.63 to 1.42)0.97 (0.63 to 1.47)
Myocardial infarction1.6%1.5%1.6%1.04 (0.82 to 1.32)0.88 (0.68 to 1.13)
Gastrointestinal bleed2.2%2.0%2.2%1.12 (0.90 to 1.38)1.05 (0.84 to 1.31)
Major vascular events†5.6%4.7%5.7%1.21 (1.06 to 1.39)1.10 (0.96 to 1.27)
All-cause readmission44.3%39.8%45.1%1.18 (1.12 to 1.24)1.08 (1.03 to 1.14)
All-cause mortality11.7%9.5%12.0%1.28 (1.16 to 1.41)1.18 (1.07 to 1.30)
Composite mortality or ischaemic stroke14.6%12.1%15.0%1.26 (1.16 to 1.38)1.16 (1.07 to 1.27)
Composite mortality or major vascular event†15.9%13.4%16.3%1.24 (1.14 to 1.35)1.14 (1.05 to 1.24)
Composite mortality or all-cause rehospitalisation47.2%42.2%48.1%1.20 (1.14 to 1.26)1.10 (1.05 to 1.16)
  • *Covariates used in adjusted models listed in the online supplemental file.

  • †Major vascular event includes rehospitalisations for ischaemic stroke, haemorrhagic stroke or myocardial infarction.

  • TIA, transient ischaemic attack.