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Table 2 Baseline characteristics

From: Early intervention to promote oral feeding in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study

 

Control

n = 90

Early intervention

n = 129

P value

Demographics

   

   Age, years (SD)

68.0 (12.7)

69.2 (11.7)

0.646

   Female, n (%)

40 (44.4)

51 (39.5)

0.468

Severity, n (%)

   

   GCS 13-15

51 (56.7)

86 (66.7)

 

   GCS 9-12

20 (22.2)

28 (21.7)

 

   GCS 3-8

19 (22.2)

15 (11.6)

0.141

Hematoma location, n (%)

   

   Supratentorial

68 (75.6)

109 (84.5)

0.098

Side of hematoma, n (%)

   

   Right

30/68(44.1)

48/109 (44.0)

0.992

Hematoma volume, ml (SD)

   

   Supratentorial

33.0 (29.5)

26.4 (28.8)

0.147

   Infratentorial

14.5 (14.0)

13.2 (10.6)

0.739

Major comorbid illness, n (%)

   

   History of stroke

22 (24.4)

33 (25.6)

0.849

   CKD with HD

5 (5.6)

9 (7.0)

0.672

   Dementia

4 (4.4)

7 (5.4)

1.000

   History of chest disease

1 (1.1)

6 (4.7)

0.141

   Current smoke

17 (18.9)

34 (26.4)

0.198

Surgical procedure, n (%)

   

   Total

41 (45.6)

33 (25.6)

0.002

Trepanation

15 (16.7)

8 (6.2)

0.013

Craniotomy

26 (28.9)

25 (19.4)

0.101

  1. Data are given as n (%) or mean (SD). Chest disease includes pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, asthma and lung tumor.
  2. Abbreviations: GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; CKD, chronic kidney disease; HD, hemodialysis.