Table 2.
LA severity is associated with admission NIHSS score in multivariate linear regression analysis
| B | Beta | t-value | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.003 | 0.009 | 0.186 | 0.852 |
| Drinking | 0.419 | 0.045 | 0.968 | 0.334 |
| Admission SBP | 0.006 | 0.037 | 0.795 | 0.427 |
| Admission glucose | 0.350 | 0.187 | 4.167 | < 0.001 |
| Admission HDL | 0.343 | 0.060 | 1.321 | 0.188 |
| Hematoma volume | 0.233 | 0.532 | 11.316 | < 0.001 |
| Hematoma location (lobar/non-lobar) | –3.056 | –0.314 | –6.682 | < 0.001 |
| SBI | 0.630 | 0.057 | 1.262 | 0.208 |
| LA severity | 0.554 | 0.154 | 3.390 | 0.001 |
| Mild | 0.246 | 0.029 | 0.440 | 0.661 |
| Moderate to severe | 1.162 | 0.127 | 2.468 | 0.014 |
LA severity was entered as an ordinal categorical variable (no vs. mild vs. moderate vs. severe). HDL: High density lipoprotein; LA: leukoaraiosis; SBI: silent brain infarction; SBP: systolic blood pressure.