Table 3

Outcomes at 3 months by PAS and antiplatelet therapy

Outcomes at 3 monthsTotalEvents, n (%)UnadjustedAdjusted
N=2818OR (95% CI)P valueOR (95% CI)P value
Recurrence of ischaemic strokePAS+DAPT39344 (11.2)ReferenceReference
PAS+SAPT26719 (7.12)0.627 (0.366 to 1.073)0.08870.605 (0.352 to 1.039)0.0687
Non-PAS+DAPT122951 (4.15)0.361 (0.241 to 0.541)<0.00010.392 (0.260 to 0.590)<0.0001
Non-PAS+SAPT92936 (3.88)0.338 (0.218 to 0.526)<0.00010.363 (0.232 to 0.567)<0.0001
Composite vascular eventsPAS+DAPT39347 (11.96)ReferenceReference
PAS+SAPT26719 (7.12)0.586 (0.344 to 0.998)0.04930.563 (0.330 to 0.963)0.0358
Non-PAS+DAPT122954 (4.39)0.358 (0.242 to 0.529)<0.00010.389 (0.262 to 0.579)<0.0001
Non-PAS+SAPT92937 (3.98)0.325 (0.211 to 0.500)<0.00010.347 (0.225 to 0.537)<0.0001
Haemorrhagic strokePAS+DAPT3931 (0.25)ReferenceReference
PAS+SAPT267000.998000.9982
Non-PAS+DAPT12292 (0.16)0.638 (0.058 to 7.036)0.71360.753 (0.066 to 8.658)0.8200
Non-PAS+SAPT929000.996300.9962
mRS 3–6
(missing 25)*
PAS+DAPT38860 (15.46)ReferenceReference
PAS+SAPT26333 (12.55)0.784 (0.497 to 1.239)0.29750.561 (0.337 to 0.937)0.0270
Non-PAS+DAPT1220106 (8.69)0.520 (0.370 to 0.731)0.00020.672 (0.465 to 0.972)0.0350
Non-PAS+SAPT91299 (10.86)0.666 (0.471 to 0.940)0.02090.731 (0.501 to 1.066)0.1034
  • Adjustment for baseline characteristics includes age, sex, history of hypertension, history of diabetes and smoking.

  • *(mRS) Adjustment for baseline characteristics includes age, sex, history of hypertension, history of diabetes, smoking and NIHSS.

  • CI, confidence interval; DAPT, dual antiplatelet therapy; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; OR, odds ratios; PAS, parent artery stenosis; SAPT, single antiplatelet therapy.