Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the reported cohort and enrolment bias.

From: Deep structural brain lesions associated with consciousness impairment early after hemorrhagic stroke

 

MRI (N = 158)

No MRI (N = 532)

p-value

Age, years

68 [54, 77]

63 [50, 76]

0.05

Female

71 (45)

244 (47)

0.6

White

51 (32)

148 (29)

0.4

Presumed etiology

  

<0.01

   Hypertensive

78 (49)

241 (48)

 

   Amyloid

59 (37)

62 (12)

 

   Coagulopathy*

16 (10)

86 (17)

 

   Other

5 (3)

121 (24)

 

GCS at admission

14 [9, 15]

10 [5, 15]

<0.01

ICH characteristics on admission CT

Lobar

56 (35)

110 (21)

<0.01

Deep

62 (39)

240 (47)

0.1

Infratentorial

28 (18)

74 (15)

0.2

ICH volume

  

<0.01

   <30

121 (78)

306 (66)

 

   30–60

27 (17)

89 (19)

 

   >60

7 (5)

69 (15)

 

IVH

72 (47)

281 (59)**

<0.01

ICH prognostic scores

ICH score

1 [1, 2]

2 [1, 3]

<0.01

FUNC score

9 [7, 10]

8 [6, 9]

<0.01

Hospital course

EVD

31 (20)

142 (27)

0.05

Clot evacuation

16 (10)

69 (13)

0.3

ICU stay, days

4 [2, 8]

4 [2, 9]

0.06

Hospital stay, days

10 [6, 20]

8 [5, 19]

0.05

Outcome 3 months

GOS

3 [2, 4]

3 [2, 5]

<0.01

Dead

24 (22)

158 (42)**

<0.01

  1. Data reported as n (%) or median [25%-IQR, 75%-IQR] as appropriate.
  2. MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; ICH: Intracerebral Hemorrhage; CT: Computed Tomography; IVH: Intraventricular Hemorrhage; EVD: External Ventricular Drain; ICU: Intensive Care Unit; GOS: Glasgow Outcome Scale; GOS-E: Glasgow Outcome Scale – Extended. *Coagulopathy, primary hematological disorder and medication induced combined; **more than 5% missing data.