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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Central fever in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: predicting factors and impact on outcome

Variable

CF (n = 30)

InF (n = 9)

NoF (n = 56)

P(CF vs. InF)

P(CF vs. NoF)

Age (mean ± SD)

73.67 ± 13.64

75.78 ± 11.45

72.71 ± 12.02

0.676

0.739

Male (%)

40

66.7

57.1

0.159

0.13

Hypertension (%)

75.9

88.9

76.8

0.402

0.924

Beta blockers (%)

21.4

33.3

30.4

0.657

0.387

Ca channel blockers (%)

32.1

33.3

28.6

1

0.736

ACEi/ARB (%)

50

33.3

39.3

0.462

0.35

Diuretics (%)

21.4

11.1

8.9

0.656

0.168

Smoking (%)

20

0

17.3

0.56

0.762

Diabetes Mellitus (%)

29.6

22.2

33.9

1

0.153

Previous CVA (%)

25

11.1

14.3

0.649

0.227

Previous ICH (%)

7.1

11.1

3.6

1

0.598

Antiplatelet treatment (%)

57.1

33.3

50

0.269

0.537

Anti-Coagulation (%)

10.3

22.2

14.3

0.574

0.742

INR (mean ± SD)

1.2 ± 0.583

1.48 ± 0.837

1.41 ± 1.255

0.27

0.404

PTT (mean ± SD)

26.79 ± 5.12

30.55 ± 9.91

29.33 ± 8.09

0.302

0.138

Platelets count (mean ± SD)

232.3 ± 72.58

177.5 ± 31.04

231.57 ± 93.6

0.003

0.971

  1. ACEi- Angiotensin Converting Enzyme inhibitors, ARB- Angiotensin Receptor Blockers.