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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Stroke. 2009 Mar 12;40(5):1644–1652. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535534

Table 2.

Patient characteristics by Treatment group

Characteristics SHM N=166 AHM N=166 p value
Male sex [N (%)] 44 (26.51) 55 (33.10) 0.23**
Age in years [Mean ± SD] 54.9 ± 13.88 55.6 ± 13.07 0.60**
Aneurysm Characteristics
Anterior Aneurysm Location [N (%)] 103 (62.05) 104 (62.65) 1.00**
Number of Aneurysm [Median (25%,75%] 1 (1,2) 1 (1,2) 0.29
Aneurysm Size (mm) [Median (25%,75%] 8 (5,10) 7 (4,9) 0.09**
Patient Presentation
Sentinel Headache [N (%)] 19 (11.44) 22 (13.25) 0.74
Seizure at onset [N (%)] 11(6.63) 21 (12.65) 0.09**
Loss of consciousness [N (%)] 87 (52.40) 70 (42.16) 0.08**
Prehospital worsening [N (%)] 33 (19.88) 43 (25.90) 0.24
History of Hypertension [N (%)] 63 (40.12) 87 (52.72) 0.03**
History of Diabetes [N (%)] 5 (3.18) 17 (8.48) 0.06**
History of stroke [N (%)] 16 (10.30) 13 (7.87) 0.56
History of CAD [N (%)] 19 (12.17) 10 (6.06) 0.08**
Hunt and Hess Grade
Hunt and Hess 1 [N (%)] 28 (16.87) 26 (15.66) 0.88
Hunt and Hess 2 [N (%)] 12 (7.23) 32 (19.28) 0.00
Hunt and Hess 3 [N (%)] 61 (36.75) 44 (26.51) 0.06
Hunt and Hess 4 [N (%)] 52 (31.33) 47 (28.31) 0.63
Hunt and Hess 5 [N (%)] 13 (7.83) 17 (10.24) 0.57
Poor Hunt and Hess grade [N (%)] 65 (39.10) 64 (38.50) 1.00**
Admission Lab/Imaging:
CT sign of edema [N (%)] 46 (27.70) 43 (25.90) 0.80
CT sign of infarction [N (%)] 3 (1.80) 12 (7.20) 0.03**
CT sign of ICH [N (%)] 37 (22.20) 36 (21.60) 0.89
CT sign of IVH [N (%)] 128 (77.10) 134 (80.70) 0.50
CT sign of hydrocephalus [N (%)] 133 (80.10) 131 (78.90) 0.89
CT sign of MLS [N (%)] 30 (18.07) 25 (15.00) 0.56
Fisher Group:
Fisher Group 1 [N (%)] 0 (0) 1 (0.60) 1.00
Fisher Group 2 [N (%)] 11 (6.63) 13 (7.83) 0.83
Fisher Group 3 [N (%)] 137 (82.53) 142 (85.54) 0.55
Fisher Group 4 [N (%)] 18 (10.84) 10 (6.02) 0.17
Poor Fisher Group [N (%)] 137 (82.53) 142 (85.50) 0.55**
Admission glucose [Mean ± SD] 168.7±46.60 171.2±58.40 0.98**
**

included in multivariate logistic regression analysis

Note: p values were computed using Fisher exact test, t-test or Wilcoxon 2-sample test where appropriate

Legend: SHM – Standard Hyperglycemia Management; AHM – Aggressive Hyperglycemia Management; CAD – Coronary Artery Disease; ICH – Intracerebral hemorrhage; IVH – intraventricular hemorrhage; MLS – midline shift