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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with and without UDS

From: Intracerebral hemorrhage: who gets tested for methamphetamine use and why might it matter?

Variables

UDS

(n = 355)

No UDS

(n = 237)

p

Age

60 ± 16

66 ± 15

< 0.001

Male

222 (62.5)

119 (50.2)

0.003

Race

 White

150 (42.3)

99 (41.8)

0.907

 Hispanic

112 (31.5)

65 (27.4)

0.283

 African American

13 (3.7)

15 (6.3)

0.134

 Asian

80 (22.5)

60 (25.3)

0.435

Hypertension

244 (68.7)

161 (67.9)

0.837

Diabetes

85 (23.9)

76 (32.1)

0.030

Hyperlipidemia

66 (18.6)

52 (21.9)

0.318

Coronary Artery Disease

33 (9.3)

31 (13.1)

0.146

Anticoagulant use

25 (7.0)

33 (13.9)

0.016

Smoking

69 (19.4)

28 (11.8)

0.014

History of Meth use

29 (8.2)

2 (0.8)

< 0.001

Heart rate

87 ± 19

86 ± 21

0.501

Systolic blood pressure, (mmHg)

181 ± 41

174 ± 37

0.033

Diastolic blood pressure, (mmHg)

100 ± 24

91 ± 21

< 0.001

NIHSS

12 (5, 25)

11 (2, 24)

0.165

 NIHSS 0–4

81 (22.8)

87 (36.7)

< 0.001

 NIHSS 5–9

68 (19.2)

21 (8.9)

0.001

 NIHSS > 9

206 (58.0)

129 (54.4)

0.398

GCS

13 (6, 15)

13 (6, 15)

0.899

 GCS < 9

115 (32.4)

77 (32.5)

0.981

ICH location

  

0.654

 Hypertensivea

212 (59.7)

136 (57.4)

 

 Atypical

135 (38.0)

93 (39.2)

 

 Multifocal

8 (2.3)

8 (3.4)

 

IVH

173 (48.7)

122 (51.5)

0.513

ICH score

1 (0, 3)

2 (1, 3)

0.503

EVD

87 (24.5)

39 (16.5)

0.019

Intubation

158 (44.5)

101 (42.6)

0.650

  1. Data are n (%), mean ± SD, or median (interquartile range)
  2. aHypertensive ICH locations included basal ganglia, thalamus, cerebellum or brainstem. Any other locations, including cortical or lobar hemorrahge, were considered atypical [15]