In younger adults, female gender (OR = 2.37, CI 95% 0.89–6.33), posterior circulation territory (OR = 4.25, CI 95% 0.93–19.42), and prior atherosclerosis (OR = 2.89, CI 95% 0.91–9.18) were associated with poor outcome; however, these associations did not reach statistical significance (Table 4 ).
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Young Patients with First-Ever Ischemic Stroke Compared to Older Patients: The National Acute Stroke ISraeli Registry.
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Yet, prior atherosclerosis, female gender, and posterior circulation territory were found to be associated with unfavorable clinical outcome among younger adults with borderline significance; this may be due to insufficient statistical power.