Table 1.

Baseline characteristics for women aged 18–45 with hemorrhagic stroke

Characteristics/risk factors	Non-pregnant/postpartum women (n=111)	Pregnant/postpartum women (n=19)	P value
Age (median)	39 (19–45)	34 (19–41)	0.08
Race/ethnicity			0.21
White	25 (28.4%)	6 (33.3%)
Non-hispanic black	20 (22.7%)	2 (11.1%)
Hispanic	22 (25%)	8 (44.4%)
Other	21 (23.9%)	2 (11.1%)
Hypertension	36 (32.5%)	1 (5.3%)	0.01
Diabetes	8 (7.2%)	0	0.22
Hyperlipidemia	6 (5.4%)	0	0.30
Obesity	27 (27%)	5 (27.8%)	0.94
Prior stroke/MI	16 (14.4%)	0	0.10
Active smoking	27 (24.3%)	0	0.02
Migraine	16 (14.4%)	7 (36.8%)	0.01
Sickle cell disease	2 (1.8%)	1 (5.3%)	0.35
Cocaine use	13 (11.7%)	0	0.11
Alcohol use	10 (9.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0.58
Cerebral vascular imaging modalities used
Digital subtraction angiography	81 (75%)	13 (68.4%)	0.17
CT angiography	90 (83.3%)	12 (63.2%)	0.03
MR angiography	41 (38.0%)	13 (68.4%)	0.01
Multiple imaging modalities	82 (73.9%)	14 (73.7%)	0.97

MI: myocardial infarction. CT: computed tomography. MR: magnetic resonance.