Association of dimethylarginines and mediators of inflammation after acute ischemic stroke

Table 3 Independent determinants of plasma ADMA concentrations in acute ischemic stroke patients

Time point	Parameters	β	SE	P value
6 h	TIMP-1	0.412	0.001	0.002
12 h	MMP-9	−0.350	0.000	0.029
24 h	TIMP-1	0.426	0.000	0.002
3 days	TIMP-1	0.452	0.000	0.001
7 days	IL-6	0.629	0.003	0.000
	NIHSS 2-8	0.411	0.035	0.002
	NIHSS >8	0.159	0.041	0.216

Multiple stepwise linear regression analysis adjusted for age, gender, and stroke severity at admission. ADMA, asymmetric dimethylarginine; IL-6, interleukin-6; MMP-9, matrix metalloproteinase-9; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; TIMP-1, tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1.

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