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Table 2 Comparison between ICH survivors with or without a spot sign (n = 66)

From: Early spot sign is associated with functional outcomes in primary intracerebral hemorrhage survivors

Variables

Spot sign negative (n = 57)

N (% or SD)

Spot sign positive (n = 9)

N (% or SD)

P-value

Odds Ratio (OR)

Age (years)

55.26 (15.34)

57.44 (11.86)

0.69

 

Gender (female)

20/57 (35.09)

4/9 (44.44)

0.59

 

GCS at admission

  

0.85

 

 3–8

11 (19.30)

1 (11.11)

  

 9–13

14 (24.56)

4 (44.44)

  

 14–15

32 (56.14)

4 (44.44)

  

BI at admission

19.39 (18.15)

17.78 (33.55)

0.41

 

BI at discharge (mean)

63.39 (27.05)

58.89 (16.16)

0.32

 

Severe dependency

 BI ≤ 60

23/56 (41.07)

6/9 (66.67)

0.15

2.8 a

 mRS ≥ 4

20/56 (35.09)

5/9 (55.56)

0.24

2.31a

Functional independence

 BI> 90

10/57 (17.54)

0/9 (0)

0.17

 mRS ≤ 2

7/57 (12.28)

0/9 (0)

0.34

Surgery

14/57 (24.56)

6/9 (66.67)

0.01

6.14

Ventriculostomy

3/57 (5.26)

2/9 (22.22)

0.07

5.14

Length of hospitalization (days)

39.81 (24.00)

55.7 (30.20)

0.06

 

Hematoma expansion

8/39 (20.51)

3/5 (60)

0.055

 
  1. N Number, SD Standard deviation, GCS Glasgow Coma Scale, BI Barthel Index, mRS modified Rankin Scale
  2. aOdds ratio for worse outcome (BI ≤60 or mRS score ≥ 4)