Binary logistic regression analysis demonstrating that COVID-19 at stroke onset was associated with inpatient mortality, even after correction for other clinical features known to be predictors of early mortality18
| OR | 95% CI | P value | ||
| Admission NIHSS score | 1.16 | 1.13 | 1.19 | <0.00001 |
| Intracerebral haemorrhage | 3.19 | 1.99 | 5.11 | <0.00001 |
| Age (per year) | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 0.002 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 1.92 | 1.21 | 3.02 | 0.005 |
| COVID-19 at stroke onset | 2.11 | 1.08 | 4.13 | 0.03 |
| Premorbid mRS score | 1.12 | 0.98 | 1.30 | 0.11 |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 1.37 | 0.86 | 2.19 | 0.19 |
| Small vessel ischaemic stroke | 0.64 | 0.29 | 1.42 | 0.27 |
mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.