Table 1:

Comparison of included and excluded patients

Patient CharacteristicsPatients with Spontaneous ICH (n = 212)Patients Excluded (n = 460)P Value
Age (median) (IQR) (yr)68 (61–77.5)75 (64.5–83)<.001
Male sex (No.) (%)86 (40.6)210 (45.7).21
Time to initial CT (median) (IQR) (hr)4.5 (2.29–17.5)4.4 (2.0–11.6) [n = 299].06
Time to second CT (median) (IQR) (hr)11.92 (5.38–29.27)19.9 (4.6–56.64) [n = 287].005
PMHx (No.) (%)
    Hypertension166 (78.3)329 (71.8).09
    Hypercholesterolemia68 (32.1)114 (30.6).71
    Statin use68 (32.1)145 (31.5).92
    Diabetes54 (25.6)108 (23.8).32
    Ischemic heart disease39 (18.4)79 (17.6).83
    Atrial fibrillation47 (22.2)93 (20.7).68
Previous stroke
    Transient ischemic attack13 (6.2)29 (6.5)1.00
    Ischemic stroke (n = 207)21 (9.9)43 (11.5).68
    Hemorrhagic stroke12 (5.8)35 (9.4).15
Anticoagulant (No.) (%)
    Warfarin42 (19.8)87 (18.9).83
    Antiplatelet70 (33.0)164 (35.6).54
GCS on presentation (median) (IQR)14 (11–15) [n = 207]14 (10–15) [n = 355].52
Radiologic (No.) (%)
    Location supratentorial173 (81.6)309 (67.2).42
    IV extension (n = 326)88 (41.5)60 (52.6).06
    Midline shift (n = 499)78 (36.8)142 (49.5).006
  • Note:—GCS indicates Glasgow Coma Scale; PMHx, past medical history; IV, intraventricular.