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. 2023 Feb 23;14:1126585. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1126585

Table 3.

Associations of characteristics during hospitalization with 90-day consciousness.

Characteristic All patients (n = 208) Conscious patients (n = 67) Unconscious patients (n = 141) P value OR (95% CI)
Laboratory blood examinations during hospitalization
Blood creatinine increase (μmol/L) 8 (−2 to 33) 4 (−2 to 18) 10 (−1 to 44) 0.156 1.00 (0.99 to 1.00)
Blood sodium increase (μmol/L) 4.8 (1.0 to 10.7) 4.2 (0.6 to 8.5) 5.1 (1.1 to 11.8) 0.097 0.96 (0.93 to 1.00)
Blood sodium decrease (μmol/L) −7.0 (−12.0 to−2.9) −7.0 (−10.0 to−4.0) −7.4 (−13.1 to −2.3) 0.518 1.01 (0.97 to 1.05)
Blood potassium increase (μmol/L) 0.9 (0.4 to 1.4) 0.8 (0.4 to 1.2) 0.9 (0.4 to 1.4) 0.359 0.71 (0.48 to 1.06)
Blood potassium decrease (μmol/L) −0.4 (−0.9 to −0.1) −0.3 (−0.7 to −0.1) −0.4 (−1.0 to −0.1) 0.042* 1.66 (1.01 to 2.71)
Treatment method
Stereotactic aspiration 112 (54%) 35 (52%) 77 (55%) 0.864 0.91 (0.51 to 1.64)
Complications during hospitalization
High fever 137 (66%) 36 (54%) 101 (72%) 0.002** 0.46 (0.25 to 0.84)
Intracranial infection 3 (1%) 0 (0%) 3 (2%) 0.229 NA
Pneumonia 182 (88%) 59 (88%) 123 (87%) 0.470 1.08 (0.44 to 2.63)
Other infections 22 (11%) 3 (4%) 19 (13%) 0.049* 0.30 (0.09 to 1.05)
Deep venous thrombosis 12 (6%) 4 (6%) 8 (6%) 0.932 1.05 (0.31 to 3.57)
Myocardial injury 28 (14%) 4 (6%) 24 (17%) 0.029* 0.31 (0.10 to 0.93)
Bed sores 30 (14%) 10 (15%) 20 (14%) 1 1.06 (0.46 to 2.44)
Secondary epilepsy 10 (5%) 1 (1%) 9 (6%) 0.123 0.22 (0.03 to 1.79)
Digestive tract hemorrhage 3 (1%) 1 (1%) 2 (1%) 0.967 1.05 (0.09 to 11.11)

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.

Data are expressed as n (%), mean ± SD, median (IQR), OR (95% CI), as appropriate.

NA, not available.