Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and treatment timing
| Variable | Placebo (n=104) | ICH-2 (n=108) | ICH-1 (n=107) |
| Age (year) | 61.95±13.38 | 62.56±12.64 | 62.84±12.23 |
| Sex n (%) | |||
| Male | 69 (66.3) | 69 (63.9) | 71 (66.4) |
| Female | 35 (33.7) | 39 (36.1) | 36 (33.6) |
| Ethnic group n (%) | |||
| Ethnic Han | 103 (99.0) | 105 (97.2) | 107 (100.0) |
| Not ethnic Han | 1 (1.0) | 3 (2.8) | 0 (0) |
| Hemisphere haematoma n (%) | |||
| Left hemisphere | 44 (42.3) | 53 (49.1) | 56 (52.3) |
| Right hemisphere | 59 (56.7) | 54 (50.0) | 51 (47.7) |
| Supratentorial haematoma n (%) | |||
| Putamen or globus pallidus | 69 (66.3) | 72 (66.7) | 64 (59.8) |
| Thalamus | 19 (18.3) | 24 (22.2) | 28 (26.2) |
| Lobar hemisphere | 10 (9.6) | 7 (6.5) | 4 (3.7) |
| None | 6 (5.8) | 5 (4.6) | 11 (10.3) |
| Subtentorial haematoma n (%) | |||
| Cerebellum | 4 (3.8) | 2 (1.9) | 7 (6.5) |
| Pons or midbrain | 2 (2.0) | 4 (3.7) | 5 (5.0) |
| None | 98 (94.2) | 102 (94.4) | 95 (88.8) |
| Intraventricular haemorrhage n (%) | |||
| Yes | 17 (16.3) | 19 (17.6) | 25 (23.4) |
| No | 87 (83.7) | 89 (82.4) | 82 (76.6) |
| GCS score | 14.18±1.86 | 13.77±2.34 | 13.76±2.06 |
| NIHSS score | 7.88±5.24 | 9.00±7.24 | 9.13±6.16 |
| Volume of the intracerebral haemorrhage at baseline | 9.82±7.45 | 11.56±9.67 | 11.57±11.55 |
| Systolic BP at time of admission (mm Hg) |
171.34±28.04 | 174.14±23.72 | 172.04±22.53 |
| Time from onset to treatment (hour) | 4.31±1.38 | 4.02±1.35 | 3.97±1.39 |
| Time from onset to admission (hour) | 3.61±1.54 | 3.08±1.47 | 3.05±1.63 |
ICH denotes intracerebral haemorrhage; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale (scores range from 15 [normal] to 3 [deep coma]); NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (scores range from 0 (normal) to 42 (coma with quadriplegia)); BP, blood pressure.