Table 1.

Results of univariate analysis in 47 patients with thalamic haemorrhage according to early outcome

Data	Alive (n = 38)	Dead (n = 9)	P value
Age, years, mean (SD)	69.5 (10.9)	80.2 (5.2)	0.002
Sex
Male	24 (88.9)	3 (11.1)	0.106
Female	14 (70)	6 (30)	0.371
Valvular heart disease
Absent	38 (100)	8 (17.4)	0.191
Present	0	1 (100)
Transient ischaemic attack
Absent	38 (100)	8 (17.4)	0.191
Present	0	1 (100)
Obesity
Absent	36 (83.7)	7 (16.7)	0.160
Present	2 (50)	1 (50)
Hyperlipidemia
Absent	34 (85)	6 (15)	0.117
Present	4 (57.1)	3 (42.9)
Nausea, vomiting
Absent	29 (85.3)	5 (14.7)	0.198
Present	9 (69.2)	4 (30.8)
Altered consciousness
Absent	30 (93.8)	2 (6.3)	0.002
Present	8 (53.3)	7 (46.7)
Sensory deficit
Absent	9 (64.3)	5 (35.7)	0.074
Present	29 (87.9)	4 (12.1)
Lacunar syndrome
Absent	34 (79.1)	9 (20.9)	0.724
Present	4 (100)	0
Intraventricular involvement
Absent	26 (96.3)	1 (3.7)	0.003
Present	12 (60)	8 (40.5)
Neurological complications
Absent	36 (90)	4 (10)	0.001
Present	2 (28.6)	5 (71.4)
Respiratory events
Absent	33 (84.6)	6 (15.4)	0.167
Present	5 (62.5)	3 (37.5)

Data are n (%) unless otherwise stated.