Table 2 Associations between thyroid hormones and patient demographics, baseline function, stroke severity, medical history, and medication usage

Demographic associations

  TSH

NS

NS

R = −0.246*

  Sex

NS

NS

NS

  Age

NS

R = −.332***

NS

Pre-stroke associations

  Baseline mRS

NS

R = −0.393***

NS

  Baseline mBI

NS

R = 0.295***

NS

Admission associations

  Admission NIH

NS

R = −0.191*

NS

  Hospital mRS

R = −0.206

NS

R = 0.176*

  Admission mBI

NS

NS

NS

Other associations

  Past medical history

   Hypertension

NS

NS

NS

   Heart disease

NS

NS

NS

   Prior stroke

NS

NS

NS

   Diabetes

NS

NS

NS

   Depression

NS

NS

NS

   Alcohol use

NS

NS

NS

  Medications

   Anti-platelets

NS

NS

NS

   Anticoagulants

NS

NS

NS

   Anti-hypertensives

NS

NS

NS

   Anti-cholesterol

NS

NS

NS