Table 1.
Baseline characteristics according to ethnicity for patients with ICH, %
| Characteristic | East Asian N=152 | South Asian N=43 | White N=1214 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) y |
62 .0 (17.6) |
54.1 (15.1) |
64.2 (15.8) |
<0.001 |
| Female |
49.8 |
41.9 |
53.5 |
0.09 |
| Married |
60.5 |
73.0 |
59.3 |
<0.001 |
| Living alone |
6.9 |
<5% |
16.1 |
<0.001 |
| Median income quintile |
|
|
|
|
| Q1 (low income) |
27.7 |
33.8 |
20.8 |
<0.001 |
| Q2 |
31.3 |
21.6 |
20.5 |
|
| Q3 |
23.2 |
18.9 |
19.3 |
|
| Q4 |
18.0 |
13.5 |
18.2 |
|
| Q5 (high income) |
11.2 |
8.1 |
20.4 |
|
| Previously independent |
51.5 |
56.8 |
47.1 |
0.02 |
| Smoker (current) |
6.9 |
<5 |
14.4 |
0.001 |
| Alcohol (>2 drinks/day) |
<5 |
<5 |
3.9 |
0.008 |
| Diabetes mellitus |
14.6 |
14.9 |
10.0 |
0.04 |
| Hypertension |
37.8 |
32.4 |
35.2 |
0.62 |
| Hyperlipidemia |
10.3 |
20.3 |
14.3 |
0.08 |
| Family history of stroke |
4.7 |
<5 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
| Previous stroke or TIA |
11.2 |
<5 |
11.2 |
0.33 |
| Charlson score (>2) |
16.9 |
13.6 |
24.4 |
<0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure mean, (SD), mmHg |
168.3 (37.7) |
170.5 (43) |
172.2 (36) |
0.6 |
| Diastolic blood pressure mean, (SD), mmHg |
92.7 (20.9) |
91.8 (23.5) |
90.1 (21.6) |
0.2 |
| LOC on arrival |
|
|
|
|
| Alert |
44.7 |
58.1 |
55.2 |
0.09 |
| Drowsy |
29.6 |
27.9 |
25.5 |
|
| Unconscious |
23.7 |
14.0 |
18.8 |
|
| CNS score (median) |
5.0 |
8.0 |
6.5 |
0.005 |
| CNS score >8 | 33.5 | 48.0 | 41.6 | 0.08 |
Abbreviations: TIA transient ischemic attack, LOC level of consciousness, CNS Canadian Neurologic Scale.