Research Article
Female Gender Remains an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Outcome after Acute Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Table 1
Gender differences in stroke characteristics.
| Characteristic | Females | Males | P value |
| NIHSS | | | | Median | 7 | 8 | 0.759 | IQR | 2–23 | 2–19 | Volume | | | | Median | 30 cc | 22.9 cc | 0.415 | IQR | 5.2–134.7 cc | 6.5–85.8 cc | Intraventricular hemorrhage | 59 (47.6%) | 56 (46.7%) | 0.886 |
Affected hemisphere | | | | Right | 71 (59.7%) | 47 (40.9%) | 0.0146 | Left | 47 (37.8%) | 65 (56.5%) | Bilateral | 3 (2.5%) | 3 (2.6%) | Topographical distr. | | | | Frontal | 21 (17.8%) | 25 (22.7%) | 0.354 | Temporal | 21 (17.8%) | 12 (10.9%) | 0.139 | Parietal | 25 (21.2%) | 15 (13.7%) | 0.134 | Occipital | 7 (5.9%) | 7 (6.4%) | 0.892 | Midbrain | 3 (2.5%) | 0 | 0.248 | Pons | 6 (5.1%) | 3 (2.8%) | 0.501 | Cerebellum | 23 (19.5%) | 6 (5.5%) | 0.0015 | Basal Ganglia | 18 (15.3%) | 27 (24.5%) | 0.078 | Internal Capsule | 1 (1%) | 9 (8.2%) | 0.008 | Thalamus | 19 (16.1%) | 18 (16.4%) | 0.957 | Putamen | 2 (1.7%) | 6 (5.5%) | 0.159 |
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