Male sex | 18 (40.0%) | 56 (60.2%) | 0.030 |
Age (years) | 67.7 (10.8) | 71.1 (10.4) | 0.073 |
Mean time from stroke onset to admission (h) | 6.6 (2.9) | 5.7 (3.1) | <0.001 |
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Vascular risk factors
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Arterial hypertension | 26 (57.8%) | 70 (75.3%) | 0.048 |
Cigarette smoking | 18 (40.0%) | 35 (38.0%) | 0.853 |
Alcohol intake (>40 g/day) | 14 (31.1%) | 24 (25.8%) | 0.546 |
Diabetes mellitus | 9 (20.0%) | 14 (15.1%) | 0.473 |
Previous stroke or TIA | 8 (17.8%) | 5 (5.4%) | 0.156 |
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Clinical characteristics on admission
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Canadian stroke scale score | 5.7 (1.9) | 3.4 (1.5) | <0.001 |
Vomiting | 11 (25.6%) | 25 (26.9%) | 1.0 |
Headache | 19 (42.2%) | 15 (16.1%) | 0.001 |
Seizures | 2 (4.4%) | 7 (7.5%) | 0.718 |
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Radiological variables on cranial CT
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Location of the ICH | | | 0.009 |
Deep | 26 (57.8%) | 74 (79.6%) | |
Cortical | 19 (42.2%) | 19 (20.4%) | |
Intraventricular bleeding | 11 (24.4%) | 40 (43.0%) | 0.039 |
Mass effect | 21 (47.7%) | 68 (73.1%) | 0.007 |
Peripheral hypodensity | 37 (86.0%) | 89 (95.7%) | 0.072 |
Volume of peripheral hypodensity (ml) | 14.9 (18.0) | 18.4 (17.3) | 0.278 |
Volume of the ICH (ml) | 58.2 (26.4) | 78.2 (54.2) | 0.004 |
Leukoaraiosis | 19 (42.2%) | 43 (46.2%) | 0.717 |
Old lesions | 8 (17.8%) | 11 (12.0%) | 0.431 |
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Biochemistry and vital signs on admission
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Plasma glucose (mg/dl) | 143.3 (32.4) | 153.9 (46.9) | 0.180 |
Packed cell volume (%) | 41.2 (3.7) | 42.3 (4.3) | 0.172 |
Neutrophil count (×103/mm3) | 8.3 (2.9) | 11.0 (7.3) | 0.018 |
Platelet count (×105/mm3) | 192.3 (61.1) | 198.4 (62.3) | 0.589 |
Plasma fibrinogen* (mg/dl) | 359.8 (87.6) | 461.0 (144.2) | <0.001 |
Prothrombin time (%) | 93.4 (10.7) | 93.3 (10.3) | 0.637 |
aPTT (s) | 29.8 (4.5) | 27.5 (3.0) | 0.003 |
C reactive protein* (mg/l) | 3.7 (5.1) | 13.2 (13.4) | 0.020 |
ESR* | 17.0 (14.8) | 29.7 (19.3) | <0.001 |
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 168.6 (28.6) | 184.2 (27.3) | 0.003 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 93.5 (17.3) | 100.9 (17.9) | 0.021 |
Body temperature (°C) | 36.5 (0.5) | 36.7 (0.8) | 0.038 |