Table 2. Comparison between the good and poor neurological outcome near-hanging patients without cardiac arrest.

	Neurological outcome		p-value
	Good	Poor
	(n = 16)	(n = 2)
Sex, n (%)			>0.99**
Male	7 (43.8)	1 (50.0)
Female	9 (56.2)	1 (50.0)
Age, years	39 [33.5–61.3]	33.5 [31.3–35.8]	0.36
Vital signs
Systolic BP, mmHg	115.5 [100.8–120.5]	100 [100–100]	0.23
Diastolic BP, mmHg	71.5 [61.5–80.3]	55 [52.5–57.5]	0.14
Heart rate, /min	85.5 [75.6–94.8]	105 [102.5–107.5]	0.16
Respiratory rate, /min	12.5 [8.0–15.0]	20 [20.0–20.0]	0.03
Hanging time, min	5 [5–10]	25 [22.5–27.5]	0.03
Hanging height, m	1.75 [1.2–2]	1.25 [1.1–1.4]	0.34
Hanging type, n (%)			0.20**
Incomplete	5 (31.3)	2 (100.0)
Complete	8 (50.0)	0 (0.0)
Unknown	3 (18.8)	0 (0.0)
Hanging mark, n (%)	9 (56.3)	2 (100.0)	0.50**
GCS on arrival	8 [4.8–8]	4 [4–4]	0.13
Laboratory findings
NSE, ng/mL	21.5 [18.55–26.72]	49.37 [47.29–51.45]	0.03
pH	7.33 [7.29–7.39]	7.41 [7.41–7.41]	0.11
Bicarbonate, mmol/L	21 [19.6–23.7]	24.1 [24.1–24.1]	0.23
Lactate, mmol/L	3.2 [1.48–3.83]	3.2 [3.2–3.2]	>0.99
Cerebral edema on brain CT (%)	1 (6.3)	0 (0.0)	>0.99**
Fracture on cervical spine CT (%)	1 (6.3)	0 (0.0)	>0.99**
LOS in hospital, days	4.5 [3–6.3]	7 [7–7]	0.23
LOS in ICU, days	2 [2–3.3]	4 [4–4]	0.17

Values are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation, median [interquartile range], or number (proportion).

*Chi-squared test

**Fisher’s exact test.

BP, blood pressure; CT, computed tomography; GCS, Glasgow coma scale; ICU, Intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay; NSE, neuron-specific enolase