Table 3.
Comparison between patients with confirmed GHD and those without GHD
| GHD (n = 14) | Not GHD (n = 86) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M/F | 7/7 | 24/61 | 0.13a |
| Mean weight (kg) | 88.3 ± 13.3 | 72.4 ± 14.2 | <0.0001b |
| Mean BMI (kg/m2) | 31.9 ± 3.9 | 26.6 ± 4.5 | <0.0001b |
| Mean WHR | 0.94 ± 0.07 | 0.88 ± 0.08 | 0.008b |
| Mean age at presentation (years) | 52 ± 10 | 53 ± 10 | 0.73b |
| Mean time to screening (months) | 34 ± 18 | 48 ± 32 | 0.25c |
| Mean age at screening (years) | 55 ± 10 | 57 ± 10 | 0.66b |
| Procedure | 0.11d | ||
| None | 3 | 11 | |
| Endovascular coiling | 7 | 60 | |
| Clipping | 2 | 13 | |
| Multiple endovascular coiling | 2 | 2 | |
| Site of aneurysm | 0.61d | ||
| Anterior circulation | |||
| Anterior communicating artery | 3 | 24 | |
| Middle cerebral artery | 2 | 17 | |
| Posterior communicating artery | 3 | 15 | |
| Internal carotid artery | 0 | 7 | |
| Pericallosal artery | 0 | 1 | |
| Posterior circulation | |||
| Basilar artery | 1 | 5 | |
| Posterior inferior cerebellar artery | 0 | 3 | |
| Vertebral artery | 0 | 1 | |
| Perimesencephalic | 3 | 11 | |
| Multiple aneurysms | 2 | 2 | |
| WFNS | 0.58d | ||
| 1 | 10 | 59 | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Fisher | 0.57d | ||
| 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 4 | 4 | 35 | |
| GOS | 0.03a | ||
| 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 5 | 9 | 76 | |
Fisher grading on admission was not available for eight patients. WFNS grading on admission was not available for four patients
aChi-square test
b t test
cMann–Whitney U test
dFisher exact test