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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the two cohorts

From: Association of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and D-dimer with functional outcome in patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

Variable

 

Favorable outcome

 

Poor outcome

 

t/χ2/Z

 

P value

 

n=102

 

n=35

  

Age (years; mean ± SD)

38.27 ± 15.07

 

43.57 ± 14.98

 

-1.797

 

0.075

Gender (n,%)

    

0.882

 

0.433

 Male

 

56 (54.9%)

 

16 (45.7%)

    

 Female

 

46 (45.1%)

 

19 (54.3%)

    

Onset (n,%)

     

5.398

 

0.067

 Acute

 

5 (4.9%)

 

6 (17.1%)

    

 Subacute

 

67 (65.7%)

 

21 (60.0%)

    

 Chronic

 

30 (29.4%)

 

8 (22.9%)

    

Etiology and risk factors (n,%)

       

 Oral contraceptives

10 (9.8%)

 

0 (0.0%)

 

2.394

 

0.122

 Pregnancy, abortion or puerperium

12 (11.8%)

 

7 (20.0%)

 

0.870

 

0.351

 Thrombophilia

12 (11.8%)

 

3 (8.6%)

 

0.043

 

0.835

 Hematological diseases

7 (6.9%)

 

2 (5.7%)

 

<0.001

 

1.000

 Physical factors

2 (2.0%)

 

1 (2.9%)

 

<0.001

 

1.000

Clinical manifestation (n,%)

      

 Headache

 

85 (83.3%)

 

24 (68.6%)

 

3.492

 

0.062

 Visual disturbance

 

16 (15.7%)

 

4 (11.4%)

 

0.379

 

0.596

 Seizure

 

20 (19.6%)

 

12 (34.3%)

 

3.136

 

0.104

 Sensory disorder

3 (2.9%)

 

2 (5.7%)

 

0.570

 

0.602

 Motor deficit

 

14 (13.7%)

 

8 (22.9%)

 

1.612

 

0.204

 Aphasia

 

3 (2.9%)

 

1 (2.9%)

 

—

 

1.000a

 Mental disturbance

3 (2.9%)

 

2 (5.7%)

 

—

 

0.602a

 Impaired consciousness

5 (4.9%)

 

8 (22.9%)

 

7.803

 

0.005*

Brain lesion (n,%)

      

<0.001*a

 Cerebral hemorrhage

29 (28.4%)

 

12 (34.3%)

    

 Subarachnoid hemorrhage

12 (11.8%)

 

2 (5.7%)

    

 Cerebral infarction

26 (25.4%)

 

12 (34.3%)

    

 Hemorrhagic infarction

2 (2.0%)

 

7 (20.0%)

    

 No lesion

33 (32.4%)

 

2 (5.7%)

    

Number of sinuses involved (n,%)

   

1.996

 

0.591

 1 sinus

 

32 (31.4%)

 

10 (28.6%)

    

 2 sinuses

 

33 (32.4%)

 

12 (34.3%)

    

 3 sinuses

 

25 (24.5%)

 

6 (17.1%)

    

 More than 3 sinuses

12 (11.8%)

 

7 (20.0%)

    

Localization of thrombus (n,%)

      

 Superior sagittal sinus

47 (46.1%)

 

22 (62.9%)

 

2.935

 

0.117

 Inferior sagittal sinus

7 (6.9%)

 

5 (14.3%)

 

0.988

 

0.320

 Transverse sinus

74 (72.5%)

 

23 (65.9%)

 

0.589

 

0.519

 Sigmoid sinus

61 (59.8%)

 

19 (54.3%)

 

0.327

 

0.691

 Straight sinus

 

13 (12.7%)

 

9 (25.7%)

 

3.252

 

0.107

 Jugular vein

 

2 (2.0%)

 

1 (2.9%)

 

—

 

1.000a

 Cortical veins

1 (1.0%)

 

1 (2.9%)

 

—

 

0.447a

  1. * P < 0.05; a Fisher's exact probability test
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