Distribution of the Unweighted CCI (A) and NIHSS Score at 24 Hours (B) Across Different Etiologic Subtypes of Ischemic Stroke Using TOAST Classification
death, TOAST, Stroke, Multimorbidity, Comorbidity
ISCHEMIC STROKE, ACUTE STROKE, STROKE
Panel A: CCI (counts/unweighted). Panel B: NIHSS. CCI = Charlson Comorbidity Index; NIHSS = NIH Stroke Scale; TOAST = Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment.Age-Adjusted/Sex-Adjusted Associations Between Prestroke Multimorbidity and TOAST Etiologic Subtypes of Ischemic StrokeAge-Adjusted/Sex-Adjusted Associations Between Prestroke Multimorbidity and Stroke Severity at 24 Hours in Ischemic Stroke Patients, Stratified by TOAST Etiologic Subtype, With Pooled Estimates Obtained by Meta-analysis of the Subtype-Specific ResultsThe CCI was modestly predictive of all-cause death at 90 days after adjustment for age, sex, and NIHSS (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.14, 1.09–1.19, 