Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics
From: Nadir hemoglobin is associated with poor outcome from intracerebral hemorrhage
Low hemoglobin n = 30 | Normal hemoglobin n = 79 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, median (range) | 56.5 (27–89) | 61 (30–90) | 0.103 |
Male, % | 60 | 51.9 | 0.448 |
Race | 0.544 | ||
White, % | 26.7 | 27.8 | |
Black, % | 66.7 | 68.4 | |
Asian, % | 3.3 | 2.5 | |
Hispanic, % | 0 | 1.3 | |
Active Smoker, % | 23.3 | 33.3 | 0.312 |
Antithrombotic at home, % | 40 | 34.6 | 0.602 |
History of Stroke/TIA, % | 16.7 | 25.3 | 0.337 |
History of Hypertension, % | 76.7 | 82.3 | 0.507 |
Baseline SBP mmHg, median (range) | 170 (115–280) | 195 (70–252) | 0.186 |
Baseline DBP mmHg, median (range) | 98.5 (56–140) | 105 (45–170) | 0.014 |
Baseline NIHSS, median (range) | 16 (0–40) | 14 (1–40) | 0.287 |
GCS, median (range) | 12.5 (3–15) | 14 (3-15 | 0.504 |
Admit ICH Score | 1 (0–4) | 1 (0–5) | 0.599 |
Nadir Hemoglobin g/dl, median (range) | 8.7 (5.6-12.5) | 12 (5.9-16.5) | <0.0001 |
Glucose mg/dl, median (range) | 117.5 (70–354) | 130 (80–497) | 0.540 |
FFP administered, % | 20 | 11.4 | 0.244 |
Platelets administered, % | 26.7 | 15.2 | 0.167 |
24 hour hematoma volume expansion mL, median (range) | 13 (1–192) | 12.3 (0–402) | 0.486 |
Hematoma evacuation, % | 13.3 | 10.1 | 0.633 |
Intraventricular catheter placement | 13.3 | 30.4 | 0.069 |
ICH location, % | 0.347 | ||
IVH | 0 | 1.3 | |
Basal ganglia | 53.3 | 41.8 | |
Caudate | 3.4 | 0 | |
Cerebellar | 6.7 | 2.5 | |
Lobar | 20 | 22.8 | |
Pons | 3.3 | 10.1 | |
Thalamus | 13.3 | 21.5 |