Logistic regression models for primary outcome, with variable exclusions
| Outcome | Models | OR (95% CI) | P value |
| Ordinal mRS | Model 1 | 1.23 (1.07 to 1.40) | 0.003 |
| Model 2 | 1.26 (1.10 to 1.43) | 0.001 | |
| Model 3 | 1.12 (0.98 to 1.27) | 0.088 | |
| Model 4 | 0.96 (0.85 to 1.09) | 0.557 |
Model 1: fully adjusted for sex, age, ethnic group, baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), baseline systolic blood pressure, history of hypertension, acute coronary syndrome, other heart disease, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolaemia, prior use of antiplatelet use, anticoagulant use, glucose lowering agent, lipid lowering agent, modified Rankin Scale (mRS) before stroke.
Model 2: variables in model 1 with exclusion of sex.
Model 3: variables in model 1 with exclusion of age and sex.
Model 4: variables in model 1 with exclusion of age, sex and baseline NIHSS score.