Table 1 Characteristics of 428 consecutive patients with ruptured CA.

From: Higher leukocyte count predicts 3-month poor outcome of ruptured cerebral aneurysms

Variable

mRS (0–3)

mRS (4–6)

p-value a

Good outcome (n = 307)

Poor outcome (n = 121)

Age (years)

M ± SD

55.8 ± 10.6

56.6 ± 10.8

0.444

Age > = 60, N (%)

105 (34)

49 (40)

0.263

Age <60, N (%)

202 (66)

72 (60)

 

gender, N (%)

  

<0.001

Male

118 (38)

76 (63)

 

Female

189 (62)

45 (37)

 

Smoking, N (%)

54 (18)

20 (17)

0.887

Alcohol, N (%)

44 (14)

17 (14)

1.000

Hypertension, N (%)

157 (51)

67 (55)

0.453

Diabetes, N (%)

51 (17)

16 (13)

0.461

Hypercholesterolemia, N (%)

119 (39)

54 (45)

0.276

Hunt & Hess grade on admission, N (%)

  

0.065

Grade I-III

236 (77)

82 (68)

 

Grade IV-V

71 (23)

39 (32)

 

Fisher grade on admission, N (%)

  

<0.001

Grade 1, 2, 3

230 (75)

50 (41)

 

Grade 4

77 (25)

71 (59)

 

Hydrocephalus, N (%)

58 (19)

42 (35)

0.001

Aneurysm location, N (%)

  

0.791

ACA

18 (5)

6 (4)

 

AcomA

96 (27)

40 (29)

 

MCA

98 (27)

31 (22)

 

ICA/PcomA

142 (40)

60 (43)

 

PCA

4 (1)

1 (1)

 

Time to surgery, N (%)

  

<0.001

<72 h

86 (28)

57 (47)

 

>72 h

221 (72)

64 (53)

 

DIND

80 (26)

82 (68)

<0.001

Preoperative rebleeding, N (%)

6 (2)

4 (3)

0.478

Leukocyte count (*109/L)

10.34 ± 3.23

15.24 ± 5.47

<0.001

  1. mRS = modified Rankin Scale; ACA = anterior cerebral artery; ACoA = anterior communicating artery; MCA = middle cerebral artery; ICA = Internal Carotid Artery; PcomA = posterior communicating artery; PCA = posterior cerebral artery; DIND = delayed ischemic neurological deficit.