Research Article

Female Gender Remains an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Outcome after Acute Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Table 3

Gender differences in vitals and laboratory parameters after ICH.

CharacteristicFemalesMalesP value

Temperature
Heart rate78 (70–91)78 (65–88)0.725
Blood pressure
 Systolic161 (144–184)155 (134–178)0.271
 Diastolic81 (71–75)87 (75–102)0.0107
ECG
 PR interval 168 (148–190)168 (152–186)0.921
 QRS duration 90 (82–98)94 (88–106)0.0125
 QTc interval451 (427–476)437 (425–465)0.059
Hemogram
 Hemoglobin13.2 (12.3–14.1)14.1 (12.7–15.3)<0.0001
 Leukocytes10.7 (7.9–13.4)9.4 (6.9–12.2)0.0389
 Platelets244 (209–294)223 (177–267)0.0031
 INR1 (0.9–1.5)1 (1–1.1)0.532
 aPTT25 (23–28.6)26 (23.7–29)0.097
Electrolytes
 Na+ 137 (135–140)138 (126–140)0.0387
 K+3.9 (3.5–4.2)4 (3.8–4.4)0.0046
 Cl−102 (98–105)103 (100–106)0.059
 Mg++2.1 (1.9–2.2)2.1 (1.9–2.2)0.394
Creatinine0.8 (0.6–1.1)1 (0.8–1.1)<0.0001
Blood urea nitrogen15 (12–20)17 (13–22)0.064
Cholesterol199 (174–211)168 (146–208)0.0334
Glucose146 (115–191)129 (106–157)0.0096