Self-perceived psychological stress and ischemic stroke: a case-control study

Table 4 Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of permanent self-perceived psychological stress during the last year or longer for the major ischemic stroke subtypes

	Stroke subtype (cases/controls)
	LVD (70/593)	SVD (120/593)	CE (90/593)	Cryptogenic stroke (154/593)
Crude	2.71 (1.38 to 5.32)**	3.13 (1.84 to 5.34)***	2.34 (1.27 to 4.47)**	4.31 (2.70 to 6.88)***
Adjusted^a	3.91 (1.58 to 9.67)**	3.20 (1.64 to 6.24)***	1.48 (0.64 to 3.39)	4.03 (2.34 to 6.95)***

**P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; ^aMultivariable logistic regression analysis adjusted for age, sex, hypertension, smoking status, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, occupation, leisure time physical activity, waist to hip ratio and family history of stroke.
CE = cardioembolic stroke; LVD = large vessel disease; SVD = small vessel disease.

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