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. 2013 Jan;86(1021):20110644. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20110644

Table 2. Predictors of poor functional outcome at 6 months.

Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
Predictors Odds ratio (95% CI) p-value Odds ratio (95% CI) p-value
Age 1.056 (1.003–1.111) 0.039a
Thalamic location 5.357 (1.272–22.560) 0.022a 15.637 (1.401–174.570) 0.026a
Systolic blood pressure 0.988 (0.962–1.015) 0.386
Diastolic blood pressure 0.991 (0.956–1.027) 0.626
Mean arterial blood pressure 0.986 (0.951–1.023) 0.465
Serum glucose 1.032 (1.006–1.060) 0.016a 1.042 (1.007–1.078) 0.019a
Haemoglobin 0.704 (0.465–1.066) 0.098
Platelet count 1.001 (0.995–1.008) 0.657
Creatinine 4.030 (0.653–24.854) 0.133
White cell count 1.129 (0.885–1.442) 0.328
NIHSS score within 24 h 1.213 (1.059–1.390) 0.005a 1.321 (1.078–1.618) 0.007a
GCS score within 24 h 0.806 (0.613–1.061) 0.124
Baseline haematoma volume 1.000 (1.000–1.000) 0.711
Change in haematoma volume 1.000 (1.000–1.000) 0.971
Baseline oedema volume 1.000 (1.000–1.000) 0.354
Change in oedema volume 1.000 (1.000–1.000) 0.325
Relative oedema volume 0.977 (0.431–2.214) 0.956
Change in relative oedema ratio 0.632 (0.326–1.225) 0.174
VR 0.000 (0.000–1.194) 0.054
VB 0.011 (0.000–1.805) 0.083
VT 0.008 (0.000–0.485) 0.021a 0.004 (0.000–1.321) 0.062a

CI, confidence interval; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; VB, percentage of blue voxels; VR, percentage of red voxels; VT, VR+VB.

aSignificant differences were defined as those with p-values of <0.05.