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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 5.
Published in final edited form as: Stroke. 2009 Nov 19;41(1):34–40. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.564955

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics Classified According to WMH Score Dichotomized at the Median.

WMH Score P Value

0–13 (n=39) 14–24 (n=40)
Age, y, mean±SD 68±13 77±13 0.003
Female 13 (33%) 18 (45%) 0.359
Past medical history, n
 Hypertension 28 (72%) 25 (63%) 0.474
 Atrial fibrillation 4 (10%) 9 (23%) 0.225
 Coronary artery disease 5 (13%) 11 (28%) 0.161
 Diabetes mellitus 10 (26%) 6 (15%) 0.274
 Hyperlipidemia 11 (28%) 8 (20%) 0.439
 Dementia 0 (0%) 3 (8%) 0.241
Clinical variables
 Glucose, mg/dL 140.8±56.8 130.9±34.0 0.806
 Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg 159.0±28.1 156.3±27.6 0.617
 Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg 82.3±21.5 83.1 ±20.8 0.830
 Platelet count, 1000/μL 250.6±78.0 243.4±95.2 0.593
 Partial thromboplastin time, sec 26.1 ±3.2 27.3±4.2 0.405
 International Normalized Ratio 1.2±0.5 1.4±0.6 0.051
Medications, n
 Use of antiplatelet agents on admission 9 (23%) 12 (30%) 0.612
 Use of warfarin on admission 4 (10%) 8 (20%) 0.348
 Use of statin 11 (28%) 7 (18%) 0.293
Radiologic data
 Time to MRI, h 39.2±24.8 36.0±20.0 0.967
 Lobar ICH, n 20 (51%) 27 (68%) 0.173
 ICH volume, mL 17.4±20.8 36.0±45.2 0.022
 PHE volume, mL 19.6±17.9 26.2±18.7 0.114
 Relative PHE 1.60±0.86 1.25±0.80 0.05
 Presence of intraventricular hemorrhage, n 6 (15%) 4 (10%) 0.518
 Presence of microbleed, n 3 (8%) 11 (28%) 0.037
No. of microbleeds
 Total (both hemispheres) 2.1 ±7.5 5.2±10.8 0.042
 Ipsilateral to ICH hemisphere 1.3±4.3 2.7±5.2 0.024
Discharge destination
 Home 17 (44%) 9 (23%) 0.058
 Extended-care facilities 22 (56%) 28 (70%) 0.248
 Died during hospitalization 0 3 (8%) 0.241