Basic and demographic data | | | |
Age (yr) | 59 (44.5–66) | 49 (43.4–53.2) | <.001b |
Female sex | 16 (48.5%) | 41 (62.1%) | .196 |
Race | | | |
Caucasian | 25 (75.8%) | 47 (72.3%) | .343 |
Black | 8 (24.3%) | 14 (21.5%) | |
Other | 0 | 4 (6.2%) | |
History of smoking | 21 (63.6%) | 34 (51.5%) | .253 |
History of alcohol abuse | 7 (22.6%) | 10 (15.2%) | .370 |
Hypertension | 14 (45.2%) | 33 (50.0%) | .657 |
Diabetes | 4 (12.9%) | 14 (21.2%) | .326 |
Hyperlipidemia | 12 (38.7%) | 24 (36.4%) | .824 |
Aspirin use | 10 (31.3%) | 22 (33.3%) | .837 |
History of ischemic stroke | 1 (3.0%) | 0 | – |
History of intracranial hemorrhage | 0 | 0 | – |
History of head trauma | 0 | 0 | – |
History of brain tumor | 0 | 0 | – |
Family history of aneurysm | 4 (13.3%) | 0 | – |
Cocaine use within 24 hr of ictus | 1 (3.0%) | 0 | – |
Admission clinical and radiographic data | | | |
Premorbid modified Rankin Scale score29 | 0 (0–0) | | |
HH grade12 | | | |
1 | 5 (15.2%) | | |
2 | 14 (42.4%) | | |
3 | 6 (18.2%) | | |
4 | 5 (15.2%) | | |
5 | 3 (9.1%) | | |
Glasgow Coma Score | 15 (11.5–15) | | |
APACHE II score30 | 7 (3–10) | | |
Modified Fisher grade15 | | | |
1 | 4 (12.1%) | | |
2 | 2 (6.1%) | | |
3 | 18 (54.5%) | | |
4 | 9 (27.3%) | | |
Hijdra sum score31 | 13.5 (6–21) | | |
Cerebral edema on admission CT | 8 (25.0%) | | |
External ventricular drain placed | 14 (42.4%) | | |