A cluster randomized trial to assess the effect of clinical pathways for patients with stroke: results of the clinical pathways for effective and appropriate care study

Table 6 Multivariate analysis: 7-day and 30-day mortality and pre-stroke status (not return)

	Variables
Outcome	Pathway	Male gender	Comorbidities	Complications	Stroke unit	Organized care	Stroke team	Antithrombotic treatment	Assessment of rehabilitation needs
7-day mortality
P value	0.04	0.89	0.85	0.06	0.13	0.65	0.18	0.07	-
Odds ratio	0.10	1.14	1.27	4.71	0.24	0.54	0.17	0.21	-
-95% CI	0.01	0.19	0.11	0.95	0.04	0.04	0.01	0.04	-
+95% CI	0.95	6.75	14.82	23.37	1.52	8.01	2.36	1.16	-
30-day mortality
P value	0.12	0.78	0.15	0.00	0.08	0.81	0.12	0.03	-
Odds ratio	0.30	0.84	2.79	7.17	0.29	0.74	0.15	0.25	-
-95% CI	0.06	0.24	0.70	2.22	0.07	0.06	0.01	0.07	-
+95% CI	1.39	2.92	11.19	23.15	1.16	8.54	1.68	0.85	-
Pre-stroke status (not return)
P value	0.04	0.76	0.81	0.00	0.84	0.11	0.08	0.22	0.53
Odds ratio	0.42	1.10	1.09	5.72	0.93	0.09	0.12	0.62	0.33
-95% CI	0.18	0.60	0.54	2.36	0.49	0.00	0.01	0.29	0.01
+95% CI	0.98	2.00	2.18	13.87	1.80	1.73	1.27	1.34	10.85

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