Table 2 characteristics of patients with ICH in the development and validation cohort.
| Variable | Development (n = 340) | Validation (n = 371) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) (mean (SD)) | 65.9 (12.6) | 67.4 (12) | ||
| Women (%) | 43.8 | 43.9 | ||
| Rankin scale >1 before ICH (%) | 13.4 | 15.1 | ||
| History of stroke (%) | 16.0 | 19.4 | ||
| History of arterial hypertension (%) | 66.8 | 73.3 | ||
| History of diabetes mellitus (%) | 15.6 | 17.5 | ||
| Alert on admission (%) | 46.2 | 54.2* | ||
| Comatose on admission (%) | 18.8 | 15.6 | ||
| NIH‐SS on admission (mean (median)) | 15.3 (13) | 13.2 (10)* | ||
| Axial diameter ⩾4 cm (%) | NA | 30.6 | ||
| Lobar localisation (%) | NA | 36.4 | ||
| Infratentorial localisation (%) | NA | 11.6 | ||
| Ventricular bleeding (%) | NA | 39.5 | ||
| Death during hospital stay (%) | 27.4 | 20.2* | ||
| Death within 120 d after admission (%) | 37.1 | 29.1* | ||
| BI ⩾95 after 100 days (%) | 26.2 | 32.9 |
*Significant at p<0.05.
BI, Barthel index; ICH, intracerebral haemorrhage; NA, not assessed; NIH‐SS, National Institutes of Health stroke scale.