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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 3.
Published in final edited form as: Stroke. 2010 Nov 4;41(12):2775–2781. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.587063

TABLE 4.

Univariate analysis of predictors for SAH after endovascular therapy.

SAH
(n=20)
Non SAH
(n=139)
Total
(n=159)
P
Mean Age, years±SD 63.9±18.3 67.8±18.3 67.3±18.3 0.37
Female, % 55.0% (11/20) 54.7% (76/139) 54.7% (87/159) >0.99
Hypertension 85.0% (17/20) 63.2% (86/136) 66.0% (103/156) 0.08
Diabetes mellitus 35.0% (7/20) 14.7% (20/136) 17.3% (27/156) 0.05
Hyperlipidemia 20.0% (4/20) 32.4% (44/136) 30.8% (48/156) 0.31
Coronary artery disease 25.0% (5/20) 26.5% (36/136) 26.3% (41/156) >0.99
Current smoking 20.0% (4/20) 9.6% (13/136) 10.9% (17/156) 0.24
Atrial fibrillation 55.0% (11/20) 44.9% (61/136) 46.2% (72/156) 0.47
Peripheral vascular
disorder
10.0% (2/20) 6.6% (9/136) 7.1% (11/156) 0.63
History of stroke or TIA 20.0% (4/20) 18.4% (25/136) 18.6% (29/156) 0.77
Proximal stenosis 10.0% (2/20) 8.0% (11/137) 8.3% (13/157) 0.67
Premorbid medications 35.0% (7/20) 41.2% (56/136) 40.4% (63/156) 0.64
Glucose (mg/dL) 133±30.4 136±50.5 135.8±47.9 0.81
Platelets (count) 217±65.4 221±67.2 220±66.7 0.81
Hematocrit 38.8±5.0 39.3±5.0 39.2±5.0 0.73
Systolic blood pressure
(mmHg)
154±33.6 162±33.3 161±33.3 0.32
Diastolic blood pressure
(mmHg)
84±15.6 85.6±19.3 85±18.8 0.72
Baseline NIHSS score 17.5±7.1 17.1±7.1 17.2±7.1 0.83
Symptom onset to groin
puncture (h)
5.18±1.91 5.42±2.75 5.39±2.65 0.82
Mean procedure
duration (h)
1.86±0.66 1.83±0.71 1.83±0.70 0.84
Attempts to remove
clot, mean±SD
2.89±1.28 3.03±1.65 3.01±1.60 0.97
Type of occlusion
  ICA 20.0% (4/20) 26.6% (37/139) 25.8% (41/159) 0.60
  MCA proximal M1 5.0% (1/20) 23.7% (33/139) 21.4% (34/159) 0.08
  MCA distal M1 60.0% (12/20) 28.1% (39/139) 32.1% (51/159) 0.006
  MCA M2 15.0% (3/20) 13.7% (19/139) 13.8% (22/159) >0.99
  Vertebrobasilar 0% (0/20) 7.2% (10/139) 6.3% (10/159) 0.37
ASITN collateral flow
grade
    3–4 40% (8/20) 39.6% (55/139) 39.6% (63/159) >0.99
    1–2 45% (9/20) 51.1% (71/139) 50.3% (80/159) 0.64
    0 15% (3/20) 9.4% (13/139) 10.1% (16/159) 0.43
Final AOL II/III flow 60.0% (12/20) 72.7% (101/139) 71.1% (113/159) 0.29
Final TIMI flow
    0–1 40.0% (8/20) 27.3% (38/139) 28.9% (46/159) 0.29
    2 50.0% (10/20) 43.9% (61/139) 44.7% (71/159) 0.64
    3 10.0% (2/20) 28.8% (40/139) 26.4% (42/159) 0.10
Primary IA therapy 10.0% (2/20) 20.9% (29/139) 19.5% (31/159) 0.37
Primary mechanical
thrombectomy
90.0% (18/20) 79.1% (110/139) 80.55% (128/159) 0.37
  Pure MERCI 30.0% (6/20) 44.6% (62/139) 42.8% (68/159) 0.24
  MERCI+IV/IA 30.0% (6/20) 23.7% (33/139) 24.5% (39/159) 0.59
  MERCI+intracranial
angioplasty
20.0% (4/20) 3.6% (5/139) 5.7% (9/159) 0.02
  MERCI+microsnare 5.0% (1/20) 3.6% (5/139) 3.8% (6/159) 0.56
Procedure-related vessel
dissection
10.0% (2/20) 2.2% (3/137) 3.2% (5/157) 0.12
Procedure-related vessel
perforation
25.0% (5/20) 1.5% (2/137) 4.5% (7/157) 0.0004
IV or IA lytic use 50.0% (10/20) 46.0% (64/139) 46.5% (74/159) 0.81