Cardio embolic stroke and blood biomarkers: diagnosis and predictors of short-term outcome

Table 5 The clinical and laboratory predictors of poor short-term outcome in cardio-embolic stroke patients

Predictor	Β	OR	CI	p
GCS at admission	− 2.339	0.096	(0.008-1.184)	0.052*
NIHSS at admission	− 0.183	0.833	(0.367–1.888)	0.661
BNP	− 0.019	0.981	(0.950–1.013)	0.236
d-Dimer	0.005	1.005	(0.988–1.023)	0.540
CK-MB	− 1.543	0.214	(0.004-11.152)	0.044*
CRP	− 0.19	0.982	(0.871–1.106)	0.761

GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, BNP brain natriuretic peptide, CK-MB creatine–kinase, CRP C-reactive protein
*Statistically significant