Table 2. Characteristics of the indexed haemorrhagic stroke.
| All patients (n = 606) | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels | ||||
| < 70 mg/dL (n = 75) | 70 to < 100 mg/dL ( n = 194) | ≥ 100 mg/dL (n = 337) | P-value | ||
| Data are presented as n (%) or median (IQR). IQR: interquartile range; mRS: modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale. | |||||
| Initial NIHSS scores | |||||
| Median (IQR) | 5 (2−11) | 8 (3−16) | 5 (2−10) | 5 (2−10) | 0.01 |
| 0−14 | 522 (86%) | 51 (68%) | 171 (88%) | 300 (89%) | < 0.01 |
| 15−24 | 58 (10%) | 15 (20%) | 20 (10%) | 23 (7%) | |
| ≥ 25 | 26 (4%) | 9 (12%) | 3 (2%) | 14 (4%) | |
| Initial GCS scores | |||||
| Median (IQR) | 15 (12−15) | 14 (9−15) | 15 (13−15) | 15 (12−15) | 0.12 |
| 3−4 | 11 (2%) | 2 (3%) | 3 (2%) | 6 (2%) | 0.06 |
| 5−12 | 140 (23%) | 27 (36%) | 38 (20%) | 75 (23%) | |
| ≥ 13 | 447 (75%) | 46 (61%) | 151 (79%) | 250 (76%) | |
| Bleeding locations | |||||
| Deep | 279 (46%) | 29 (39%) | 86 (44%) | 164 (49%) | 0.25 |
| Lobar | 147 (24%) | 29 (30%) | 47 (24%) | 78 (23%) | 0.42 |
| Cerebellum | 19 (3%) | 2 (3%) | 6 (3%) | 11 (3%) | 0.96 |
| Brainstem | 55 (9%) | 11 (15%) | 14 (7%) | 30 (9%) | 0.16 |
| Intraventricular | 103 (17%) | 15 (15%) | 28 (14%) | 760 (18%) | 0.46 |
| mRS scores at discharge | |||||
| Median (IQR) | 2 (1−4) | 3 (1−4) | 2 (1−3) | 2 (1−3) | 0.01 |
| > 2 | 242 (40%) | 43 (57%) | 76 (39%) | 123 (37%) | < 0.01 |
| Death at hospital | 12 (2%) | 3 (4%) | 2 (1%) | 7 (2%) | 0.25 |