Fig. 2
From: Cerebral arterial stiffness for predicting functional outcome in acute ischemic stroke
Results of receiver operating characteristic analysis using the carotid–cerebral pulse wave velocity (ccPWV; continuous variable). a Receiver operating characteristic curve using the ccPWV alone for identifying a poor functional outcome after acute stroke. b Change in the area under the curve (AUC) after the addition of the ccPWV to the multivariate model for identifying a poor functional outcome. Adjustments were made for the following variables: sex, age, risk factors, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale score on admission, use of thrombolytic treatment, stroke subtype, antihypertensive medication, cholesterol, low density lipoprotein, and systolic blood pressure. CI confidence interval
