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. 2024 May 21;102(12):e209442. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000209442

Table 1.

Characteristics of Cases With Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Location and Their Respective Age and Sex-Matched General Population Controls


Characteristics, No. (%)
Lobar s-ICH location Nonlobar s-ICH location
Cases (n = 1,040) Controls (n = 41,651) ORa (95% CI) Cases (n = 1,263) Controls (n = 50,574) ORa (95% CI)
Sex
 Male 498 (47.9) 19,955 (47.9) N/Ab 684 (54.2) 27,343 (54.1) N/Ab
 Female 542 (52.1) 21,696 (52.1) N/Ab 579 (45.8) 23,231 (45.9) N/Ab
Age, mean ± SD, y 75.2 ± 10.7 75.1 ± 10.7 N/Ab 73.6 ± 11.4 73.5 ± 11.4 N/Ab
Age, categories, y
 50–74 485 (46.6) 19,538 (46.9) N/Ab 673 (53.3) 27,112 (53.6) N/Ab
 75–84 356 (34.2) 14,166 (34.0) N/Ab 368 (29.1) 14,544 (28.8) N/Ab
 85+ 199 (19.1) 7,947 (19.1) N/Ab 222 (17.6) 8,918 (17.6) N/Ab
Index year
 2009–2013 486 (46.7) 19,476 (46.8) N/Ab 560 (44.3) 22,450 (44.4) N/Ab
 2014–2018 554 (53.3) 22,175 (53.2) N/Ab 703 (55.7) 28,124 (55.6) N/Ab
 30-d fatality 328 (31.5) N/Ac N/Ac 389 (30.8) N/Ac N/Ac
Medication—current used
 Antihypertensive drugs 558 (53.7) 24,102 (57.9) 0.74 (0.61–0.90) 692 (54.8) 27,809 (55.0) 0.70 (0.58–0.83)
 Statins 312 (30.0) 12,114 (29.1) 1.06 (0.92–1.22) 370 (29.3) 14,305 (28.3) 1.08 (0.95–1.23)
 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 74 (7.1) 2,478 (5.9) 1.19 (0.94–1.52) 113 (8.9) 3,063 (6.1) 1.50 (1.23–1.83)
 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors 147 (14.1) 3,282 (7.9) 1.99 (1.66–2.39) 136 (10.8) 3,717 (7.3) 1.54 (1.28–1.85)
 Proton pump inhibitors 191 (18.4) 6,868 (16.5) 1.14 (0.97–1.34) 230 (18.2) 7,807 (15.4) 1.21 (1.04–1.40)
 Oral corticosteroids 31 (3.0) 1,391 (3.3) 0.89 (0.62–1.28) 36 (2.9) 1,554 (3.1) 0.94 (0.67–1.32)
 Hormone replacement therapy (women only) 44 (4.2) 1843 (4.4) 0.97 (0.71–1.32) 48 (3.8) 2017 (4.0) 0.95 (0.70–1.28)
Comorbidity
 Hypertension 678 (65.2) 26,599 (63.9) 1.07 (0.93–1.22) 870 (68.9) 30,731 (60.8) 1.50 (1.32–1.71)
 Previous ischemic stroke 131 (12.6) 2063 (5.0) 2.81 (2.32–3.41) 181 (14.3) 2,411 (4.8) 3.43 (2.90–4.05)
 Diabetes 129 (12.4) 5,243 (12.6) 0.98 (0.81–1.19) 174 (13.8) 6,305 (12.5) 1.12 (0.95–1.32)
 Chronic kidney disease 33 (3.2) 1,020 (2.4) 1.31 (0.92–1.87) 45 (3.6) 1,069 (2.1) 1.72 (1.27–2.33)
 Chronic hepatic disease 35 (3.4) 547 (1.3) 2.63 (1.85–3.72) 38 (3.0) 608 (1.2) 2.55 (1.83–3.56)
 High alcohol consumption 68 (6.5) 1,463 (3.5) 1.96 (1.52–2.53) 106 (8.4) 2000 (4.0) 2.29 (1.86–2.82)
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 318 (30.6) 12,451 (29.9) 1.03 (0.90–1.18) 409 (32.4) 14,730 (29.1) 1.17 (1.04–1.32)
 Ischemic heart disease 183 (17.6) 6,915 (16.6) 1.07 (0.91–1.27) 193 (15.3) 8,009 (15.8) 0.95 (0.81–1.12)
 Peripheral artery disease 61 (5.9) 2074 (5.0) 1.19 (0.91–1.55) 82 (6.5) 2,352 (4.7) 1.43 (1.14–1.80)
 Congestive heart failure 90 (8.7) 2,486 (6.0) 1.51 (1.21–1.89) 83 (6.6) 2,840 (5.6) 1.18 (0.94–1.49)
 Cancer 188 (18.1) 6,239 (15.0) 1.26 (1.07–1.48) 159 (12.6) 6,884 (13.6) 0.91 (0.77–1.08)
 Dementia 81 (7.8) 1,496 (3.6) 2.38 (1.87–3.04) 63 (5.0) 1,580 (3.1) 1.67 (1.28–2.18)
 Atrial fibrillatione 203 (19.5) 4,675 (11.2) 2.00 (1.70–2.35) 259 (20.5) 5,145 (10.2) 2.41 (2.08–2.79)
 Venous thromboembolisme 56 (5.4) 1,509 (3.6) 1.52 (1.15–2.00) 68 (5.4) 1767 (3.5) 1.57 (1.22–2.02)
 Mechanical heart valvee 6 (0.6) 19 (0.0) 12.88 (5.10–32.52) 5 (0.4) 52 (0.1) 3.86 (1.54–9.66)
 Gastrointestinal bleede 100 (9.6) 2,695 (6.5) 1.54 (1.25–1.90) 105 (8.3) 3,074 (6.1) 1.40 (1.14–1.72)
 Coagulopathye 5 (0.5) 97 (0.2) 2.07 (0.84–5.08) 7 (0.6) 123 (0.2) 2.28 (1.06–4.89)

Abbreviations: OR = odds ratio; s-ICH = spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.

a

Adjusted for sex, age, and calendar year by design (cases matched to controls on these variables).

b

Not applicable because cases and controls were matched on age, sex, and index year by design.

c

Not applicable—data only apply to cases.

d

Current use of drug defined as most recent prescription supply covering index date or ending up to 30 d before index data.

e

Only included for descriptive purposes, not included in models as covariates.