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. 2017 May 2;2017:2486859. doi: 10.1155/2017/2486859

Table 3.

Clinical characteristics of hydrocephalus patients in NASAH group.

No hydrocephalus (n = 123) Hydrocephalus (n = 14) p
Demography
Age 56.4 ± 10.0 52.9 ± 13.3 0.147
Gender (female) 57 (46.3%) 4 (28.6) 0.205
Smoker 16 (13.0%) 2 (14.3%) 0.893
Alcohol abuse 18 (14.6%) 3 (21.4%) 0.504
Hypertension 26 (21.1%) 4 (28.6%) 0.524
Diabetes 5 (4.1%) 2 (14.3%) 0.100
Clinical grade
GCS < 13 0 (0%) 4 (28.6%) <0.001
Modified Fisher Scale > 1 56 (45.5%) 11 (78.6%) <0.001
Bleed Pattern
PMN-SAH 79 (63.4%) 3 (21.4%) 0.002
nPMN-SAH 44 (35.8%) 11 (78.6%)
Anterior circulationa 96 (78.0%) 12 (85.7%) 0.506
Posterior circulationb 27 (21.9%) 2 (14.3%)
Intraventricular hemorrhage 8 (6.5%) 10 (71.4%) <0.001
Cortical hemorrhage 22 (17.9%) 3 (21.4%) 0.745

EVD: external ventricular drain, GCS: Glasgow coma scale.

aAnterior circulation was characterized by blood mainly locating at anterior of the brain.

bPosterior circulation was characterized by blood mainly locating at posterior of the brain.