| Odds ratios | 95% CI | p-value |
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NIHSS score on admission (> 8) |
 PAF | Reference |  |  |
 PerAF | 1.80 | 1.08–2.98 | 0.02 |
mRS score at discharge (> 3) |
 PAF | Reference |  |  |
 PerAF | 2.07 | 1.24–3.46 | 0.006 |
- Odds ratios were calculated using PAF patients as a reference after adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, congestive heart failure, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, prior cerebral infarction or transient ischemic attack, vascular disease, serum creatinine, and oral anticoagulant treatment. CI indicates confidence interval, PAF paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, PerAF persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation, NIHSS the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, mRS modified Rankin Scale